China Space Military：Recon, Satcom, Navi, ASAT/BMD, Orbital Vehicle, SLV, etc.

[JSCh]

https://twitter.com/x/status/799121258126282752

 

[JSCh]

Chinese astronauts to return home after longest-ever space mission
Source: Xinhua 2016-11-17 14:48:48

BEIJING, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The spacecraft Shenzhou-11, which is carrying taikonauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, separated from the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab at 12:41 p.m. Thursday Beijing Time.

The separation marks the beginning of the journey home for the two men, after having lived and worked in Tiangong-2 for 30 days, the longest stay in space by Chinese astronauts.

Before the separation, the astronauts extended their thanks and respect to their ground team and to everyone who had supported China's space program.

After the separation, Shenzhou-11 will remain at a point near the space lab before they are given leave by the ground team to embark on their return journey.

Around one day later, the reentry module will descend from an orbit about 393 kilometers above Earth, a true test for Shenzhou-11's reentry system.

Tiangong-2 will remain in its orbit and remote experiments will continue until it docks with Tianzhou-1, China's first cargo spacecraft, which is set to be launched in April 2017.

 

[K210]

Is there such thing called high circular 620km LEO? Space lifting capacity is place according to 2 catergory LEO, GTO. I never heard high circular LEO. you don't make up another type and confuse us.

LEO is anywhere between 200km to 2000km. If you want to send humans you would launch to 200-400km LEO, if you want to send earth observation satellite you would launch to 500km+ LEO for maximum imaging range.

GTO from my understanding is 180 by 36000 km orbit which is used as a initial stage for comsats.

If you go to ISRO website, they have a sub-GTO orbit too. What is a sub-GTO orbit?

Any GTO orbit where apogee is below 36000 so in ISRO's PSLV case this is 240 by 24000km

 

[JSCh]

China's Manned Spacecraft Detaches from Tiangong-2 Space Lab
CCTV+, Published on Nov 17, 2016

China’s manned spacecraft Shenzhou-11 detached from the Tiangong-2 space lab at 12:41 (Beijing time) on Thursday after two Chinese astronauts spent a record-breaking 30 days in the latter.

Prior to the detachment, the two astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, thoroughly checked the condition of the Shenzhou-11 re-entry capsule which will return them to Earth. They then transferred experimental devices and items from Tiangong-2 to the re-entry capsule before departure.

Following its detachment from Tiangong-2, the Shenzhou-11 craft will move to a location 120 meters away from the space lab where it will stay in orbit until its status is confirmed to begin the re-entry process.

The spacecraft is expected to return from a trajectory of 393 kilometers above the earth on Friday and will touch down in the Siziwang Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

 

[Han Patriot]

If you go to ISRO website, they have a sub-GTO orbit too. What is a sub-GTO orbit?

It's a 'special' India only term, like semi high speed trains, etc LOL

They just don't realize how backward their space program is, I mean seriously they still need Ariane to launch anything above 3 tonnes.

I was looking at their GSLV failure rates, freaking 50% failure rate.

 

[lonelyman]

Really ?

Can you enlighten us with a source of this claim?

Indians claims are usual shit talk boasting, complete nonsense. Just look at GTO still 4t, no matter how he "defines" LEO

Your YF-73 engine that flew in 84 was a gas generator design. Such design is childs play compared to stage combustion cycle that ISRO's CE-7.5 uses.

YF-73 specific impulse: 420 seconds

CE-7.5 specific impulse: 452 seconds

Look at wikipedia or ISRO's site

Bullshit, your Indians boasting to death non existing many years delayed CE-20 is gas generator, huh, mate? Why go back to child's play? Why so many years delay and numerous explosions in this child's play?

Actually your payload capacity is so pathetic, that up to today you rely on Frenches to launch your communication satellites.
Plus why compare against our 32 years old stuff, compare your non existing CE-20 against our YF-77 on long march 5.

It's a 'special' India only term, like semi high speed trains, etc LOL

They just don't realize how backward their space program is, I mean seriously they still need Ariane to launch anything above 3 tonnes.

I was looking at their GSLV failure rates, freaking 50% failure rate.

They are good at talking shit

 

[Han Patriot]

Indians claims are usual shit talk boasting, complete nonsense. Just look at GTO still 4t, no matter how he "defines" LEO



Bullshit, your Indians boasting to death non existing many years delayed CE-20 is gas generator, huh, mate? Why go back to child's play? Why so many years delay and numerous explosions in this child's play?

Actually your payload capacity is so pathetic, that up to today you rely on Frenches to launch your communication satellites.
Plus why compare against our 32 years old stuff, compare your non existing CE-20 against our YF-77 on long march 5.



They are good at talking shit

Guys, I think we need to stop talking bout Indy stuff, let's get back to our space program shall we?

 

[JSCh]

Friday, November 18, 2016, 14:29
Shenzhou-11 return capsule touches down
By Agencies

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Astronauts Jing Haipeng (Left) and Chen Dong (Right) wave hands before the launch of Shenzhou 11 on Oct 17, 2016. (Photo / Xinhua)

BEIJING - A pair of Chinese astronauts have returned from a month-long stay in the country's space station, China's sixth and longest crewed mission to date.

Veteran mission commander Jing Haipeng and first-time space traveler Chen Dong landed in their Shenzhou 11 return vehicle in the main landing area in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 2:07 pm Beijing Time, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.

They had spent 30 days aboard the Tiangong 2 station conducting experiments and testing equipment in preparation for the launching of the station's core module in 2018. A fully functioning, permanently crewed space station is on course to begin operation six years from now and slated to run for a decade.

The Tiangong 2 that launched on Sept. 15 is orbiting 393 kilometers above the earth.

 

[onebyone]

NEXT STATION

November 20 - CZ-3C - XSLC - TL-1 Tianlian-1 (4)

 

[JSCh]

Return Capsule of China's Shenzhou-11 Back Home Safely
CCTV+, Published on Nov 18, 2016

The reentry module of Shenzhou-11 returned and landed safely in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at about 13:59 Friday Beijing Time.

The two Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong opened the hatch and the ground search team members reported that the astronauts were safe and sound.

After separating from the spacecraft's orbiting capsule at noon Friday, the return capsule entered the return orbit.

The main parachute of the return capsule was successfully let out and the capsule landed sideways.

The return capsule was found by the ground search team in the main landing area at 14:07, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.

Commander-in-chief of China's manned space program Zhang Youxia announced the success of the Shenzhou-11 mission.

Shenzhou-11 was China's sixth manned spacecraft, and also the country's longest mission to date. After its launch on Oct. 17, the spacecraft docked two days later with China's first space lab, Tiangong-2, where the two astronauts lived for 30 days.

 

[nang2]

Return Capsule of China's Shenzhou-11 Back Home Safely
CCTV+, Published on Nov 18, 2016

The reentry module of Shenzhou-11 returned and landed safely in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at about 13:59 Friday Beijing Time.

The two Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong opened the hatch and the ground search team members reported that the astronauts were safe and sound.

After separating from the spacecraft's orbiting capsule at noon Friday, the return capsule entered the return orbit.

The main parachute of the return capsule was successfully let out and the capsule landed sideways.

The return capsule was found by the ground search team in the main landing area at 14:07, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.

Commander-in-chief of China's manned space program Zhang Youxia announced the success of the Shenzhou-11 mission.

Shenzhou-11 was China's sixth manned spacecraft, and also the country's longest mission to date. After its launch on Oct. 17, the spacecraft docked two days later with China's first space lab, Tiangong-2, where the two astronauts lived for 30 days.

YES!!!

 

[indiatester]

While the tv and zero-g looks romantic... Can't imagine the nerves of steel these #Taikonauts (any astronaut for that matter) need to sit in such a thing where millions of parts have to work perfectly for them to go up and come back.

Good job and congratulations.

 

[grey boy 2]

 

[JSCh]

Friday, November 18, 2016, 23:24
Space experiments designed by HK students successful
By Shadow Li and Honey Tsang

HONG KONG - The city’s young aspiring scientists were thrilled to see the success of unprecedented space experiments which they designed - following the safe return of two astronauts from their space mission on Friday.

In a groundbreaking science class hosted jointly by astronaut Jing Haipeng in outer space and another astronaut on earth, Jing presented a silkworm experiment conceived by Hong Kong secondary school students.

Five out of the six silkworms, chosen from more than 4,000 silkworms to be brought to the space lab, successfully made cocoons. Another one failed, despite meticulous care from the two astronauts.

Jing said the project is to see whether the silkworms can produce silk and make a cocoon – like they do on earth.

Jing and Chen Dong returned to earth on Friday safely after completing China’s sixth manned spacecraft mission - and the nation’s longest one to date - on Shenzhou 11.

Together with the silkworm experiments, another two experiments conducted in space originated from Hong Kong students’ ideas. These were a study to see how porous membranes are formed in space and examining the chaos theory through the oscillation of a double pendulum with one placed in space and the other on earth.

The three experiments were selected out of 70 experiments proposed by Hong Kong students during the Space Science Experiment Design Competition last year.

China Manned Space Engineering Office Director Wang Zhaoyao told reporters in Beijing on Friday all three experiments designed by Hong Kong students were successfully carried out. They were likely to lead to new scientific discoveries.

Asked whether the two astronauts will join a delegation of representatives from this mission to visit Hong Kong and Macao, Wang said top priority is for the pair is to recuperate first.

Exchanges will deepen understanding between the nation’s manned space engineering team and people in Hong Kong and Macao. There will also be more educational and public activities for young people from Hong Kong, Macao and other places, Wang said.

“It’s no easy task taking animal species, other than human beings, into space,” said Chow wing-hei, project adviser of the silkworm experiment, who teaches at Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School.

“At this stage, we don’t know the quality of the silk as we haven’t had the chance to examine it yet.

“However, it’s confirmed that the silkworms had successfully produced silk fibers under microgravity. Our team regards the outcome as a successful experiment,” said Chow.

The project was designed by students at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School. (Photo/Xinhua)​

Chow said a lot of matters had to be considered and tackled beforehand. In early trials, the team discovered that many silkworms died of eating dehydrated morus leaves, which is a common food source for silkworms.

Chow wing-hei, project adviser of the silkworm experiment “As a result, we replaced the leaves with artificial fodder which has a longer shelf life,” Leung Tsz-wan, one of the secondary students in Chow’s team, explained. “And we designed a special container, with a valve to lock in the moisture, for better storage of the fodder.”

Chow’s team made numerous efforts to run tests. They adjusted the experiments several times with advice from mainland space experts.

Collecting the feces of the silkworms in space can also be challenging as they might die from accidentally consuming floating feces in the silkworms’ container, explained Leung.

To resolve this, the student team installed a fan to suck the floating feces at the bottom of the container and to clean it.

Jing said during the video science class released on Thursday that the silkworm experiment actually concluded on Oct 26. But they didn’t give up on the silkworm No 6, which failed to make a cocoon. They just carried on with the experiment.

In the video science class, Jing showed the audience on earth how a silkworm could float following his fingertips.

 

[hk299792458]

My short post for the return of the two taikonautes, plus a very first analysis on the deviation of 100 km of the final landing point.

http://www.eastpendulum.com/shenzhou-11-les-2-taikonautes-retournent-sur-terre

Henri K.