China launches AlSat-3B for Algeria, further launches delayed ahead of key human spaceflight test
China launches AlSat-3B for Algeria, further launches delayed ahead of key human spaceflight test China launched a satellite for Algeria late Friday, as signs mount that multiple missions have been delayed amid preparations for a key human spaceflight test.
China launches AlSat-3A for Algeria, Ceres-1 sea launch adds to Tianqi constellation
China launches AlSat-3A for Algeria, Ceres-1 sea launch adds to Tianqi constellation China conducted its third and fourth launches of 2026 with Long March 2C and Ceres-1 rockets lifting off from Jiuquan and a sea platform respectively.
China launches TJS-21 towards Molniya orbit, lofts trio of Shijian-30 spacecraft
China boosts broadband, IoT and weather satellite fleets with flurry of launches
The #Einstein Probe lifted off 🚀 atop a #LongMarch2C rocket from southwestern #China’s 🇨🇳 Xichang* Satellite Launch Centre at 📆 3.05pm on Tuesday. The Einstein Probe is led by researchers of the #Chinese Academy of Sciences and has major instrument contributions from the #ESA and the #MaxPlanck Institute for #Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany 🇩🇪. It can observe an area of sky more than 10,000 full moons’ size at any given time. In contrast, existing large X-ray telescopes, such as #Nasa’s Chandra #Xray Observatory, can only image a section of sky smaller than one full moon at a time. It means the Einstein Probe could observe almost the entire night sky 🌌 in just three #orbits around #Earth, or under five hours ⏱️. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3247782/einstein-probe-china-launches-powerful-space-x-ray-observatory-understand-flashes-night-sky
* 🗺️ https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=西昌卫星发射中心&layer=Esri+Satellite
"#China launched two carrier rockets on Friday to place four satellites into orbit."
".. #LongMarch2C rocket blasted off at 2:10 am at the #Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province and soon deployed the #APSTAR6E .."
"Built by the China Academy of Space Technology, another #CASC subsidiary, the #APSTAR 6E is the first based on the electrically propelled #DFH3E satellite platform, .."
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202301/14/WS63c1f340a31057c47eba98b7.html
#Raumfahrt #Rakete #Satelliten
13.1.2023
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬
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