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

[samsara]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1316680340623233024

cnTechPost @cnTechPost

BeiDou service platform 2.0 released, supporting 1.2 meter accuracy and second-level positioning

BeiDou service platform 2.0 released, supporting 1.2 meter accuracy and second-level positioning -...​

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) announced on October 14 its high-precision positioning service platform, which, based on its ability to support BeiDou's fast...​

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6:00 PM · Oct 15, 2020

BeiDou service platform 2.0 released, supporting 1.2 meter accuracy and second-level positioning

cnTechPost (2020-10-15)

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) announced on October 14 its high-precision positioning service platform, which, based on its ability to support BeiDou's fast positioning service, is capable of achieving high-precision positioning targets.

According to Science And Technology Daily, the BeiDou High Accuracy Positioning Service Platform 2.0 improves mobile phone positioning accuracy to 1.2 meters for CIVILIAN APPLICATIONS.

Based on the BeiDou 2 and BeiDou 3 global satellite navigation systems, the platform is able to achieve second-level positioning and improve positioning accuracy to 1.2 meters, meaning that lane level positioning can be achieved.

The accuracy can reach sub-meter level when fitted with an on-board antenna.

On July 31, China's BeiDou III global satellite navigation system was fully completed, opening up high-quality services to the world and allowing ordinary users to use BeiDou's high-precision positioning through their mobile phones.

"The release of version 2.0 of BeiDou's positioning service means that lane level high-precision positioning using mobile phones has entered into formal commercial use," CAICT researcher Liu Xu said, "lane level positioning can be achieved by simply upgrading the firmware and software version, without the need for additional hardware."

BeiDou Positioning Version 2.0's ability to achieve high-precision positioning services is based on a more three-dimensional presentation of data.

Based on the layout of the BeiDou 3 system, the positioning platform is able to provide not only ephemeris data, but also more parameters such as high-precision orbital difference and high-precision ionospheric models, thanks to the layout and data acquisition of the BeiDou 3 global satellite navigation system.

It is worth noting that Apple's latest iPhone 12 series and the new iPhone 11/XR and iPad Pro cellular versions have added support for BeiDou navigation and positioning system services.

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Just make sure your next new smartphone does support BeiDou / BDS in order to utilize the benefits of BeiDou global satellite navigation systems. Even though a user of the general device such as a smartphone CANNOT choose which GSNS to use but the phone will automatically pick up the strongest signals of the seen satellites at the field, chance is your device is already connecting to BDS without you are aware of it, again, provided your smartphone does support BDS in a latest multi-GSNS-enabled chipset (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou / BDS, Galileo), which should be a necessity for most of the considerate users! For me, that is one of the absolute requirements for any new smartphone.

 

[LKJ86]

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System

 

[samsara]

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System

《北斗》第一集 北斗到底有多强大？应用之广泛绝对超乎你想象！【CCTV纪录】

本期内容：21世纪的中国，无论在城市、田野、海洋或是雪山之巅，北斗卫星导航系统的影响已经无处不在。无论我们身处何地，无论我们身处何时，北斗系统都在我们看不见的苍穹之上指引我们前行的路。

《BeiDou》 Episode #1 _ How powerful is BeiDou global satellite navigation system? It is more widely used than you can imagine! -- CCTV-9 (Documentary)

Content of this issue: in China in the 21st century, the influence of BeiDou global satellite navigation system has been everywhere, whether in cities, fields, oceans or on the top of snowy mountains. No matter where we are, no matter when we are, the BeiDou system guides our way through the sky we can't see.

See also the majestic beauties of Tianshan Mountains (using BDS to measure its glacier) and the Qomolangma Peak of the Himalaya Mountains (recent expedition in the late May to measure the height of Qomolangma Peak (aka. Mt. Everest) after China's 1st attempt in 1975 and the 2nd one in 2005 and now the 3rd attempt).

24 minutes, No Engsub, 2020-10-16

 

[LKJ86]

BeiDou Navigation Satellites

Via 中国经济周刊

 

[LKJ86]

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1318786649413832704

 

[samsara]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1318786649413832704

How reliable is especially the last part stating "the spaceplane is already under construction"??

Deino, do you realize that the news is being covered by the CCTV for domestic China channel (CCTV-13). Take it as some news aired by the ZDF.


From the news carried at the official account of CCTV on 2020.10.19 then relayed by Baidu:

https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1680960292570832055

…
据介绍，我国正在打造的天地往返运输系统“腾云工程”，将实现可重复使用空天往返飞行，目前已完成我国首次互联网通信互联网通信互联网通信，实现了空天飞行动力技术重大突破。
…

According to reports, China's "Tengyun project", which is under construction in China, will realize reusable air-to-air flight. At present, China has completed the first Internet communication, Internet communication and Internet communication, and achieved a major breakthrough in aerospace flight power technology.


It gives no more details but just one line reference in the whole article. In this way, of course it's real only they won't talk much about it except a slight reference of the existence of such program at this moment of time. This article in English even mentions nothing about the Tengyun Project

State-owned space giant prepares for giant step in space | ECNS (2020.10.19)

State-owned space giant prepares for giant step in space

 

[Deino]

Deino, do you realize that the news is being covered by the CCTV for domestic China channel (CCTV-13). Take it as some news aired by the ZDF.

Yes I know, but since I cannot read Chinese (nnor understand what they said in the video) and the translation is quite bumpy, was that part really covered in the CCTV report stating it is already under construction?

 

[JSCh]

China launches new optical remote-sensing satellite
Source: Xinhua| 2020-10-12 02:11:58|Editor: huaxia

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A new optical remote-sensing satellite is launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 12, 2020. China successfully launched the satellite, Gaofen-13, by a Long March-3B carrier rocket at 12:57 a.m. on Monday (Beijing Time). This satellite will serve economic development by providing information services. (Photo by Guo Wenbin/Xinhua)

XICHANG, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 12:57 a.m. on Monday (Beijing Time).

The high-orbit optical remote-sensing satellite, Gaofen-13, was sent into orbit by a Long March-3B carrier rocket.

This satellite will serve economic development by providing information services. It will mainly be used for land surveys, crop yield estimations, environmental protection, weather forecasting, and early warnings, as well as disaster prevention and mitigation.

Monday's launch was the 349th by the Long March rocket series.

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China航天​

今天 19:31​

高分十三号已成功定点于东经118°，该卫星于10月12日凌晨在西昌卫星基地用长三乙运载火箭成功发射升空。高分十三号光学遥感卫星，主要用于国土普查、农作物估产和综合防灾减灾等领域

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China Aerospace
Today at 19:31

Gaofen 13 has been successfully fixed at 118° east longitude. The satellite was successfully launched into space on the Xichang Satellite Base in the early morning of October 12 using the LM-3B carrier rocket. The optical remote sensing satellite of Gaofen 13 is mainly used in the fields of national land survey, crop yield estimation and comprehensive disaster prevention and mitigation [smirk].

 

[JSCh]

China launches new remote-sensing satellites
Source: Xinhua| 2020-10-27 00:12:49|Editor: huaxia

A Long March-2C carrier rocket blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Oct. 26, 2020. China successfully sent a group of new remote-sensing satellites into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday. Belonging to the Yaogan-30 family, the satellites were launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 11:19 p.m. (Beijing Time). (Photo by Guo Wenbin/Xinhua)

XICHANG, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent a group of new remote-sensing satellites into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday.

Belonging to the Yaogan-30 family, the satellites were launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 11:19 p.m. (Beijing Time).
The satellites have entered the planned orbits and will be used for electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests.

Also on board the rocket was a satellite belonging to the Tianqi constellation. The satellite, Tianqi-6, will be used for data transmission. The Tianqi constellation, developed by a Beijing-based high-tech company, is for short-message communications.

It was the 350th mission of the Long March rocket series.

 

[samsara]

China's Mars probe completes third orbital correction (2020-10-28)

China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 on Wednesday night conducted its third orbital correction. The probe is expected to reach the red planet around Feb. 2021.

 

[JSCh]

China sends 13 satellites into orbit with single rocket
Source: Xinhua| 2020-11-06 12:09:02|Editor: huaxia

TAIYUAN, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent 13 satellites into orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Friday.

The satellites, including 10 commercial remote sensing satellites developed by Argentine company Satellogic, blasted off atop a Long March-6 carrier rocket at 11:19 a.m. (Beijing Time).

Friday's launch was the 351st by the Long March rocket series.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1324369313034309632

https://twitter.com/x/status/1324557863981821953

https://twitter.com/x/status/1324558401867784199

我们的太空​

50分钟前​

【#NewSat9-18卫星发射成功#

】2020年11月 6日 11时19 分，我国在太原卫星发射中心用长征六号运载火箭，成功将NewSat9-18卫星送入预定轨道，发射获得圆满成功。此次任务还搭载发射了电子科技大学号卫星、北航空事卫星一号和八一03星。NewSat9-18卫星是阿根廷Satellogic公司研制的10颗遥感小卫星，10颗卫星技术状态一致，均搭载多光谱载荷、高光谱载荷，单星重约41千克，设计寿命3年，发射入轨后与其他7颗在轨的NewSat卫星组网运行，主要用于提供商业遥感服务。电子科技大学号卫星（又称“天雁05卫星”）由成都国星宇航科技有限公司、电子科技大学与北京微纳星空科技有限公司联合研制，主要用于对地遥感观测，可为智慧城市建设、农林业灾情监测等行业提供服务。同时，在该卫星平台上将开展太赫兹通信载荷的相关试验。北航空事卫星一号是长沙天仪空间科技研究院有限公司与北京航空航天大学合作研制的12U科学实验卫星，也是我国空事卫星系统的首颗关键载荷技术验证卫星，主要在轨开展航空机载ADS-B信号接收转发、激光通讯星地数传技术探索等实验。八一03星（全称“中国青少年科普卫星八一03星‘太原号’”）由太原市教育局联合中国航天科技国际交流中心发起，太原市进山中学学生全程参与研制，主要用于开展天体遥感观测、对地观测、天地协同编程教育等实验，同时搭载了“孩子的声音上太空”大型公益活动芯片，为青少年学生提供航天科普和教育实践平台。这次任务是长征系列运载火箭的第351次飞行（摄影：郑逃逃）。#我们的太空#​

Our space
50 minutes ago

【#NewSat9-18 satellite launch success#[中国赞]】

At 11:19 on November 6, 2020, China used the Long March 6 carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center to successfully put the NewSat9-18 satellite into the preset orbit. The launch was a complete success.

The mission also carried and launched the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China's satellites, plus Beihangxingsat-1 and Bayi 03 satellites.

NewSat9-18 satellites are 10 small remote sensing satellites developed by the Argentine Satellogic company. The 10 satellites have the same technical status. They all carry multi-spectral and high-spectral payloads. A single satellite weighs about 41 kilograms and has a design life of 3 years. After launching into orbit, they will operate in a network with 7 other NewSat satellites already in orbit, mainly for providing commercial remote sensing services.

The University of Electronic Science and Technology satellite (also known as "Tianyan 05 Satellite") was jointly developed by Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Science and Technology Co., Ltd., University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Beijing Weina Star Technology Co., Ltd. It is mainly used for earth remote sensing observation, and provide services for smart city construction, agriculture and forestry disaster monitoring and other industries. At the same time, related tests of terahertz communication payloads will be carried out on the satellite platform.

Beihangxingsat-1 is a 12U scientific experiment satellite jointly developed by Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. and Beihang University. It is the first key technology verification satellite for China’s aviation satellite system, it mainly carry out experiments on the receiving and forwarding of aviation ADS-B signal, and experiments such as the exploration of satellite-to-ground laser communication technology.

Bayi 03 (full name "China Youth Science Satellite Bayi 03 "Taiyuan") was initiated by Taiyuan Education Bureau and China Aerospace Science and Technology International Exchange Center. Students from Jinshan Middle School in Taiyuan participated in the development of the whole process. It is mainly used to carry out experiments such as remote sensing of celestial bodies, earth observation, and programming of space-earth collaborative education. At the same time, it is equipped with a chip for a large-scale public welfare program - "Children’s Voice in Space", to provide aerospace science popularization and education practice platform for young students.

This mission is the 351st flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets (photograph: Zheng Yufu). #我们的空间#

 

[Daniel808]

China sends 13 satellites into orbit with single rocket
Source: Xinhua| 2020-11-06 12:09:02|Editor: huaxia

TAIYUAN, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent 13 satellites into orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Friday.

The satellites, including 10 commercial remote sensing satellites developed by Argentine company Satellogic, blasted off atop a Long March-6 carrier rocket at 11:19 a.m. (Beijing Time).

Friday's launch was the 351st by the Long March rocket series.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1324369313034309632

https://twitter.com/x/status/1324557863981821953

https://twitter.com/x/status/1324558401867784199

我们的太空​

50分钟前​

【#NewSat9-18卫星发射成功#

】2020年11月 6日 11时19 分，我国在太原卫星发射中心用长征六号运载火箭，成功将NewSat9-18卫星送入预定轨道，发射获得圆满成功。此次任务还搭载发射了电子科技大学号卫星、北航空事卫星一号和八一03星。NewSat9-18卫星是阿根廷Satellogic公司研制的10颗遥感小卫星，10颗卫星技术状态一致，均搭载多光谱载荷、高光谱载荷，单星重约41千克，设计寿命3年，发射入轨后与其他7颗在轨的NewSat卫星组网运行，主要用于提供商业遥感服务。电子科技大学号卫星（又称“天雁05卫星”）由成都国星宇航科技有限公司、电子科技大学与北京微纳星空科技有限公司联合研制，主要用于对地遥感观测，可为智慧城市建设、农林业灾情监测等行业提供服务。同时，在该卫星平台上将开展太赫兹通信载荷的相关试验。北航空事卫星一号是长沙天仪空间科技研究院有限公司与北京航空航天大学合作研制的12U科学实验卫星，也是我国空事卫星系统的首颗关键载荷技术验证卫星，主要在轨开展航空机载ADS-B信号接收转发、激光通讯星地数传技术探索等实验。八一03星（全称“中国青少年科普卫星八一03星‘太原号’”）由太原市教育局联合中国航天科技国际交流中心发起，太原市进山中学学生全程参与研制，主要用于开展天体遥感观测、对地观测、天地协同编程教育等实验，同时搭载了“孩子的声音上太空”大型公益活动芯片，为青少年学生提供航天科普和教育实践平台。这次任务是长征系列运载火箭的第351次飞行（摄影：郑逃逃）。#我们的太空#​

Our space
50 minutes ago

【#NewSat9-18 satellite launch success#[中国赞]】

At 11:19 on November 6, 2020, China used the Long March 6 carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center to successfully put the NewSat9-18 satellite into the preset orbit. The launch was a complete success.

The mission also carried and launched the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China's satellites, plus Beihangxingsat-1 and Bayi 03 satellites.

NewSat9-18 satellites are 10 small remote sensing satellites developed by the Argentine Satellogic company. The 10 satellites have the same technical status. They all carry multi-spectral and high-spectral payloads. A single satellite weighs about 41 kilograms and has a design life of 3 years. After launching into orbit, they will operate in a network with 7 other NewSat satellites already in orbit, mainly for providing commercial remote sensing services.

The University of Electronic Science and Technology satellite (also known as "Tianyan 05 Satellite") was jointly developed by Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Science and Technology Co., Ltd., University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Beijing Weina Star Technology Co., Ltd. It is mainly used for earth remote sensing observation, and provide services for smart city construction, agriculture and forestry disaster monitoring and other industries. At the same time, related tests of terahertz communication payloads will be carried out on the satellite platform.

Beihangxingsat-1 is a 12U scientific experiment satellite jointly developed by Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. and Beihang University. It is the first key technology verification satellite for China’s aviation satellite system, it mainly carry out experiments on the receiving and forwarding of aviation ADS-B signal, and experiments such as the exploration of satellite-to-ground laser communication technology.

Bayi 03 (full name "China Youth Science Satellite Bayi 03 "Taiyuan") was initiated by Taiyuan Education Bureau and China Aerospace Science and Technology International Exchange Center. Students from Jinshan Middle School in Taiyuan participated in the development of the whole process. It is mainly used to carry out experiments such as remote sensing of celestial bodies, earth observation, and programming of space-earth collaborative education. At the same time, it is equipped with a chip for a large-scale public welfare program - "Children’s Voice in Space", to provide aerospace science popularization and education practice platform for young students.

This mission is the 351st flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets (photograph: Zheng Yufu). #我们的空间#

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Customer looks very Happy and Proud

CEO of Satellogic, inc.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1324572868680830976

 

[samsara]

China sends 13 satellites into orbit with single rocket | CGTN (2020-11-06)

China has sent 13 satellites into orbit by using a single rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellites, including 10 commercial remote sensing satellites developed by Argentine company Satellogic, were blasted off atop Long March-6 carrier rocket at 11:19 a.m. Beijing Time. The mission also carried and launched three other satellites - UESTC Satellite (also known as Tianyan-05), Beihang SAT-1 and Bayi-03.

Argentina's 10 small remote sensing satellites have the same technical status, carrying multi-spectral and hyper-spectral payloads, with each weighing about 41 kilograms and with a designed life span of three years. This was the 351st launch by the Long March rocket series.

 

[JSCh]

Chinese private rocket complete the third phase engine
thermo ground test
2019-12-05 14:02:16 Editor : Li Yan

Chinese private rocket company Galactic Energy has successfully finished the third stage thermo ground test for its Ceres-1 launch vehicle on Tuesday, according to a company statement.

The Ceres-1 rocket, which is the one of the two rockets that the company is currently developing, is expected to launch in March 2020. The Ceres-1 rocket is a low earth orbit (LEO) solid rocket. Its liquid rocket Pallas-1 will be launched in December 2022.

Prior to the third phase test, the phase one and phase two ground firing tests for Ceres-1 have already been completed in September and in early November, the statement said.

Galactic Energy, the Beijing-based budget rocket company is founded in 2018 and aims to provide low-cost, high-frequency access solutions to space trips and transportations. The company has so far successfully completed the firing test of the engine gas generator for its liquid rocket Pallas-1, apart from the thermo ground test for the solid rocket Ceres-1.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1324982196088680448

Global Times @globaltimesnews
China state-affiliated media

Chinese private rocket firm Galactic Energy successfully launched a carrier rocket and put a satellite into orbit on Saturday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the first orbital launch by a privately funded Chinese firm since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic.




3:49 PM · Nov 7, 2020

https://twitter.com/x/status/1324986330149871618