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China Launches 2nd Shijian-16 Satellite
2016-06-29 14:55:32 Xinhua Web Editor: Huang Shan
2016-06-29 14:55:32 Xinhua Web Editor: Huang Shan
The second Shijian-16 series satellite takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 29, 2016. [Photo: weibo.com]
China launched its second Shijian-16 series satellite on Wednesday.
The satellite was carried by a Long March-4B rocket and took off at 11:21 a.m. from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
Wednesday's was the 231st by a Long March rocket.
The first Shijian-16 satellite was launched in October 2013.
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CCTV+ Published on Jun 29, 2016
The world's largest single-dish radio telescope, the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), will soon enter its debugging phase in southwest China's Guizhou Province, with its construction almost complete and subsidiary facilities following suit.
The observatory consists of a total of 4,450 triangular panels, out of which 4,443 have been installed, with the remaining seven panels to be installed soon.
"The telescope's construction is basically finished, and then we will enter the subsequent phase of debugging. The debugging phase is a transitory stage between its construction and official operation," said Yue Youling, associate researcher of National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The subsidiary facilities for the telescope including two database centers and a temporary control center have also been set up recently.
The database centers will compute and store the data collected by the giant telescope.
"Its data processing ability is equal to that of 50 to 100 home computers. Its storage capacity is 1.6 petabytes (PB), about 1,000 times the storage capacity of a home computer," said Yue.
Experts say the two database centers' storage capacity is enough to store the data collected by the telescope for one year. More on: http://www.cctvplus.com/news/20160629...
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Published on Jun 30, 2016
The feed cabin has undergone a preliminary performance test in southwest China's Guizhou Province after construction on the main body structure of the world's largest single-dish radio telescope FAST almost came to an end.
The 500-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) has 4,600 triangular panels and is similar in design to the Arecibo Observatory, utilizing a natural hollow (karst) to provide support for the telescope dish.
The 30-ton-heavy feed cabin, the core part of FAST, will be suspended 140 meters above the reflector. It will be driven by cables and servomechanisms in addition to a parallel robot as a secondary adjustable system to move with high precision.
"We have done relevant debugging tests before the feed cabin was moved out of plant to ensure its good performance. After assembling it at the site, we have done another debugging test on the platform. Then we will hoist the cabin and conduct a joint test with cables," said Yao Rui, head of the feed cabin system with FAST project.
Upon completion, the feed cabin will be hoisted up and down to receive air waves by cables from six tower supports with height of about a hundred meters built in the hills around the depression.
"If we compare FAST to a huge eye for watching the sky, the feed cabin is its pupil that helps the eye focus so that we can see more clearly," Yao said.
Construction on the FAST project began in March 2011 with an investment of 700 million yuan and is scheduled for completion by September 2016.
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World's largest radio telescope completes installation
Source: Xinhua 2016-07-03 12:10:26
GUIYANG, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The world's largest-ever radio telescope completed installation as the last piece of 4,450 panels was fitted in the center of the big dish on Sunday morning, a landmark step for its planned operation in September.
The hoisting of the last triangular-shaped panel to the reflector, as large as 30 football pitches, began at 10:47 a.m. and lasted about an hour.
About 300 people, including constructors, experts, science fiction enthusiasts and reporters, witnessed the installation in a karst valley in Pingtang County of the southwestern province of Guizhou.
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14 new satellites in orbit will help warn of disasters
By Zheng Jinran (China Daily) Updated: 2016-07-05 07:45
China will be among a handful of nations that can build two types for monitoring entire globe
China will put another 14 weather satellites into service by 2025, up from the current seven, in a bid to better monitor weather patterns to benefit society.
Since 1988, China has launched 14 satellites in its Fengyun series for meteorological observation and related services. Of those, only seven are still in operation, Zheng Guoguang, head of the China Meteorological Administration, said on Monday.
Together, all the satellites, both geostationary and orbiting, are expected to provide complete global weather monitoring and put China on the short list of countries that build both types, said Yang Baohua, deputy manager of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The United States and Europe also build both types, Yang said.
Wu Yanhua, deputy head of the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, said they would cooperate with other authorities, including the China Meteorological Administration, to make the plan work.
They made the remarks at a forum on the development of weather satellites held in Beijing on Monday.
The seven operational weather satellites are able to scan the world every 25 minutes - and certain regions every six minutes, the national meteorological authority said.
Currently, more than 2,500 domestic users, including companies and institutes, have received data from the satellites, Zheng said.
"The satellites have played an increasingly important role for the country to combat disasters and climate change, and to play a role in environmental protection," Zheng said.
They were especially effective in monitoring meteorological disasters like typhoons and torrential rains, he said.
For example, casualties caused by typhoons fell dramatically to 21 last year thanks to advanced monitoring. Casualties in the last century were as severe as 3,500 a year.
Zheng added that the satellites have observed all 415 typhoons that have formed in the western Pacific from 1998 to 2015, with timely monitoring and better accuracy in forecasting their movements.
By Zheng Jinran (China Daily) Updated: 2016-07-05 07:45
China will be among a handful of nations that can build two types for monitoring entire globe
China will put another 14 weather satellites into service by 2025, up from the current seven, in a bid to better monitor weather patterns to benefit society.
Since 1988, China has launched 14 satellites in its Fengyun series for meteorological observation and related services. Of those, only seven are still in operation, Zheng Guoguang, head of the China Meteorological Administration, said on Monday.
Together, all the satellites, both geostationary and orbiting, are expected to provide complete global weather monitoring and put China on the short list of countries that build both types, said Yang Baohua, deputy manager of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The United States and Europe also build both types, Yang said.
Wu Yanhua, deputy head of the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, said they would cooperate with other authorities, including the China Meteorological Administration, to make the plan work.
They made the remarks at a forum on the development of weather satellites held in Beijing on Monday.
The seven operational weather satellites are able to scan the world every 25 minutes - and certain regions every six minutes, the national meteorological authority said.
Currently, more than 2,500 domestic users, including companies and institutes, have received data from the satellites, Zheng said.
"The satellites have played an increasingly important role for the country to combat disasters and climate change, and to play a role in environmental protection," Zheng said.
They were especially effective in monitoring meteorological disasters like typhoons and torrential rains, he said.
For example, casualties caused by typhoons fell dramatically to 21 last year thanks to advanced monitoring. Casualties in the last century were as severe as 3,500 a year.
Zheng added that the satellites have observed all 415 typhoons that have formed in the western Pacific from 1998 to 2015, with timely monitoring and better accuracy in forecasting their movements.
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Interview: Aerospace partnership embodies best of Sino-French cooperation
Source: Xinhua | 2016-07-05 22:18:47 | Editor: huaxia
PARIS, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The dynamic partnership of China and France in the field of aerospace is an icon of the scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries, president of the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) Jean-Yves Le Gall said.
Sino-French partnership in the field of space develops in an exemplary way, and space is always in the agenda of each high-level meeting between the leaders of the two countries, Le Gall told Xinhua in a recent interview here.
China and France are long-time partners in the field of aerospace with an intergovernmental agreement signed in 1997, Le Gall said, adding that he would meet the director of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) in China on Monday.
According to Le Gall, cooperation between the CNES and the CNSA concentrates on two great missions, the China France Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT) which is to be launched in 2018, and the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) which is to be launched in 2021.
With several projects of common interests, the two countries have complementary aerospace programs, which allow them to work together, Le Gall said. France brings its expertise in the development of aerospace instruments, while China offers its platforms to carry the instrument and launching.
For him, the development of China's aerospace sector in the past decades has been rather impressive. China's aerospace programs, which used to be largely related to applications, are being transformed into more complex scientific projects such as the moon explorer Yutu and the development of different climate applications.
Le Gall said there are three challenges in today's aerospace industry, namely innovation, climate and exploration of science.
France and China have already started their cooperation through CFOSAT and SVOM to address the latter two domains, he added.
Le Gall stressed the two countries should look at "how we can work on innovation" in order to have satellites that are more efficient but less expensive.
He reaffirmed that an international cooperation is absolutely a must to make more progress in space activities.
"I'm convinced that the next great steps will be taken through international cooperation," Le Gall said.
Source: Xinhua | 2016-07-05 22:18:47 | Editor: huaxia
PARIS, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The dynamic partnership of China and France in the field of aerospace is an icon of the scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries, president of the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) Jean-Yves Le Gall said.
Sino-French partnership in the field of space develops in an exemplary way, and space is always in the agenda of each high-level meeting between the leaders of the two countries, Le Gall told Xinhua in a recent interview here.
China and France are long-time partners in the field of aerospace with an intergovernmental agreement signed in 1997, Le Gall said, adding that he would meet the director of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) in China on Monday.
According to Le Gall, cooperation between the CNES and the CNSA concentrates on two great missions, the China France Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT) which is to be launched in 2018, and the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) which is to be launched in 2021.
With several projects of common interests, the two countries have complementary aerospace programs, which allow them to work together, Le Gall said. France brings its expertise in the development of aerospace instruments, while China offers its platforms to carry the instrument and launching.
For him, the development of China's aerospace sector in the past decades has been rather impressive. China's aerospace programs, which used to be largely related to applications, are being transformed into more complex scientific projects such as the moon explorer Yutu and the development of different climate applications.
Le Gall said there are three challenges in today's aerospace industry, namely innovation, climate and exploration of science.
France and China have already started their cooperation through CFOSAT and SVOM to address the latter two domains, he added.
Le Gall stressed the two countries should look at "how we can work on innovation" in order to have satellites that are more efficient but less expensive.
He reaffirmed that an international cooperation is absolutely a must to make more progress in space activities.
"I'm convinced that the next great steps will be taken through international cooperation," Le Gall said.
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China's second space lab Tiangong-2 reaches launch center
Source: Xinhua 2016-07-10 09:22:33
JIUQUAN, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China's second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2, which may enable two astronauts to live in space for as long as 30 days, has been delivered to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
The space lab was sent from Beijing on Thursday by railway and reached the launch center on Saturday, marking the start of implementing the missions of Tiangong-2 and Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft, said a statement issued by China's manned space engineering office.
It will undergo assembling and testing processes at the center for the launch scheduled for mid-September, the statement said.
Source: Xinhua 2016-07-10 09:22:33
JIUQUAN, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China's second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2, which may enable two astronauts to live in space for as long as 30 days, has been delivered to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
The space lab was sent from Beijing on Thursday by railway and reached the launch center on Saturday, marking the start of implementing the missions of Tiangong-2 and Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft, said a statement issued by China's manned space engineering office.
It will undergo assembling and testing processes at the center for the launch scheduled for mid-September, the statement said.
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