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

[shuttler]

Some pix on Chang'e 3 and the Moon Lander:

Credit: China Space News and huanqiu.com

 

[xuxu1457]

29th Oct, China lauched Yaogan-18 from Taiyuan by CZ-2C, 183th lauch of CZ rocket, and the 10th lauch in 2013
http://news.ifeng.com/mil/bigpicture/detail_2013_10/29/30766420_0.shtml#p=2

 

[cirr]

China's Deep Space Exploration Roadmap：

Last year's Summary：

http://freebsd48.blog.163.com/blog/static/1272253612012112994231426/

（In Chinese）

Institute No. 510’s LIPS-200 Ion Propulsion System is making great strides and according to the above report，will shortly be used as the main propulsion onboard China's first asteroid exploration spacecraft。It is a must-have technology for deep space exploration。

Future DFH3B、4、5 and 7 communications satellites will all use LIPS-200+，as will the TianGong Space Station with 4 such systems onboard in 2020。

The LIPS-200 has gone through 38 years of continuou development and is one of two such systems that China proudly possesses。

Step by step，unlike our neighbour whose space programme is dependent on if the US government opens for biz。

 

[Destro]

We will be sending humans to the moon before India put a man into
Space.

Even the Iranians have put a monkey into space which shows even Iran is ahead of India.

Indian space program is dependent on NASA. Even their bloody space program is dependent on others.

How pathetic can they get, seriously!

 

[cirr]

A recent paper（in PDF）detailing electric propulsion developments and applications in China：

http://www.google.com.hk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=china asteroid exploration LIPS-200&source=newssearch&cd=1&ved=0CCkQFjAA&url=http://www.iepc2013.org/get?id=048&ei=7Jt0UrfJMsmPrQeHkYHQBw&usg=AFQjCNHQNj-sXOc0QMfNGa7UckRlspenNg

Abstract: The electric propulsion development in Lanzhou institute of physics (LIP) began in 1974. Since then two types of electric propulsion have been developed by LIP, which includes the ion electric propulsion series of LIPS-80, LIPS-100C, LIPS-200, LIPS-200D, LIPS-300T, LIPS-400M and the Hall electric propulsion series such as LHT-35, LHT-60D, LHT-70, LHT-100, LHT-140D. Thrusters developed are planned to be implemented for the flight tests, for example, of satellite NSSK mission, LEO spacecraft orbital maintaining and NEA mission.

 

[shuttler]

City-made lunar rover set for moon
English.news.cn 2013-11-02 12:52:41

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2013-11/02/c_132853309.htm

By Yang Jian


BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- A Shanghai-made lunar rover is all set to land on the moon with the Chang’e-3, China’s third lunar probe that is set to be launched next month, local officials said yesterday.

The moon rover has been taken to the Xichang Satellite Launch Center with the Chang’e lunar probe on the Long March III carrier rocket. Inspections and preparatory work are going on to get the launch ready about a month later.

Equipped with four cameras, the six-wheeled rover will be able to climb onto hills and cross over obstacles on the moon surface, said Xiao Jie, a designer for the rover with the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.

Two mechanical legs can dig and take earth samples from the moon. It also has an expandable solar power plate to absorb the sun’s energy during the day and retract at night to cover the equipment to protect it from temperatures of minus 170 degrees Celsius.

“It will move really slowly,” Xiao said. The rover will plan its route only after observing and detecting the surrounding environment, he said.

The rover will patrol the surface for at least three months with the 100-kilogram vehicle being controlled by scientists on Earth, said Ye Peijian, chief commander of the Chang’e-2 and Chang’e-3 missions, calling it as “the most difficult part of the mission.”

A Chinese-made nuclear battery will power the moon rover after it lands on the lunar surface.

The battery, using plutonium-238, will be able to power the vehicle for more than 30 years, according to Ouyang Ziyuan, the project’s chief scientist.

China has launched two lunar probes with Chang’e-1 on October 24, 2007, and Chang’e-2 on October 1, 2010.

The country will launch its fifth lunar probe, the Chang’e-5, in 2017 to bring back samples from the surface of the moon in the final step of the its unmanned lunar project, Ouyang said.

He said there is still no timetable for putting a man on the moon, but China has said it would happen shortly after the completion of the “three-step” unmanned lunar project, according to a white paper on the development of the country’s space industry.

(Source: Shanghai Daily) 


China's satellite navigation system to start oversea operation next year
English.news.cn 2013-10-31 13:29:53


http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-10/31/c_132847372.htm

BANGKOK, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's homegrown Beidou Navigation Satellite System will be put into its first oversea operation in Thailand early next year.


The announcement was made in Bangkok on Wednesday by China's Wuhan Information Technology Outsourcing Service and Research Centre and the Geo-informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) under Thailand's Ministry of Science and Technology.

An agreement with an expected value of 319 million U.S. dollars inked by the two countries in March has established their commitment to cooperation on the construction of Thailand's geospatial system, giving the country access to China's advanced technology, products and services. The two sides have agreed to start building a model satellite station based on Beidou in an industrial estate in Thailand's eastern Chon Buri province next month and nationwide construction will begin early next year, said Liu Junyi, deputy director of the Wuhan Information Technology Outsourcing Service and Research Centre.

It will be the first time that the Beidou lands outside China, said Liu, adding that China will draw experience in its cooperation with Thailand and further explore foreign markets. " The Beidou will be able to provide global service by 2015," he said.

Anond Snidvongs, executive director of GISTDA, said the Thai government will list the construction of a disaster forecasting system based on the Beidou into its overall economic development plan. The Beidou will be used in many sectors such as agricultural disaster warning, transportation, power distribution and environment, he said.

 

[cnleio]

Good News, latest "BeiDou" terminal receiver for PLA soldier.

In the world only three great countries can build the global position system and satellite chain:
1. U.S's "GPS", still wildly used in all areas.
2. Russia's "GLONASS" , most satellites served more than 20 years.
3. China's "BeiDou", challenge GPS and work for China needs.

Next War is the GPS WAR ~!

Looks COOL, where can I buy it from 淘宝网 - 淘！我喜欢 ??? I also wanna one.

 

[vostok]

20 years? Who told you that? Second-generation satellites Glonass-M, which now form the basis of the orbital group are serving 7 years.
The next generation Glonass-K1, which is now in trial operation will serve 10 years.
At present, GLONASS - the only competitor to GPS. Only GPS and GLONASS have complete constellation, and can navigate anywhere on the planet Earth.

 

[cnleio]

20 years? Who told you that? Second-generation satellites Glonass-M, which now form the basis of the orbital group are serving 7 years.
The next generation Glonass-K1, which is now in trial operation will serve 10 years.
At present, GLONASS - the only competitor to GPS. Only GPS and GLONASS have complete constellation, and can navigate anywhere on the planet Earth.

Well i remember the 1-gen GLONASS launched from 1990s, but 2-gen GLONASS-M u r RIGHT !
12x GLONASS-M satellites just serving Seven years.

20x BeiDou satellites list:

Beidou Navigation Satellite System 2012

China BeiDou global navigation system should be finished by 2020 !
BeiDou-2 (formerly known as COMPASS) is not an extension to the older BeiDou-1, but rather supersedes it outright. The new system will be a constellation of 35 satellites, which include 5 geostationary orbit satellites for backward compatibility with BeiDou-1, and 30 non-geostationary satellites (27 in medium earth orbit and 3 in inclined geosynchronous orbit),that will offer complete coverage of the globe.

 

[vostok]

Total Satellites in Constellation 29 SC
Operational 24 SC (Glonass-M)
In Commissioning 0 SC
Flight testing 1 SC (Glonass-K)
In Maintenance 1 SC (Glonass-M)
Spare 3 SC (Glonass-M)
In Decommissioning –

GLONASS integral availability
All GLONASS satellites currently residing in work launched since 2007.

 

[j20blackdragon]

Beidou Navigation Satellite System 2012

The entire blue area is the Chinese SDB area. Troublemakers like Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines should take note.

 

[Bilal.]

With ASATs this is going to be essential:

Before satellites, getting from A to B without radio signals involved cumbersome inertial systems found only on advanced civilian and military aircraft. Those are still the best backup for GPS, and working with the University of Michigan, DARPA has found a way to reduce the once fridge-sized units to half the width of your fingernail. The chips contain everything needed for precise navigation including an accurate master clock, a three-axis gyroscope and three accelerometers, all contained in three hair-width layers. If it gets out of the lab, it would give soldiers another option in the event of an enemy GPS attack or when they're in a tunnel, and might even guide you to that Macy's restroom if it ever hits civilian form.

Tiny DARPA chip has six-axis inertial guidance for military GPS backup

Hope China is working on something similar.

 

[President]

Good News, latest "BeiDou" terminal receiver for PLA soldier.

In the world only three great countries can build the global position system and satellite chain:
1. U.S's "GPS", still wildly used in all areas.
2. Russia's "GLONASS" , most satellites served more than 20 years.
3. China's "BeiDou", challenge GPS and work for China needs.

Next War is the GPS WAR ~!

Looks COOL, where can I buy it from 淘宝网 - 淘！我喜欢 ??? I also wanna one.

India is getting its own satellite system

 

[scherz]

India is getting its own satellite system

This thread is not about India...

 

[indiatester]

With ASATs this is going to be essential:



Tiny DARPA chip has six-axis inertial guidance for military GPS backup

Hope China is working on something similar.

Looks very interesting. Is there some literature on this?