Category Archives: China Space Power

China sends 5 satellites in one week

2013-05-01 — A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a high-definition earth observation satellite “Gaofen-1″ and other three small satellites made by Ecuador, Argentina and Turkey as well as two satellite splitters from the Netherlands blasts off from the launch pad … Continue reading

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Chinese BeiDou Navigation satellite to Shift B1 Signal Frequency after 2016

2013-05-01 — China will begin launching BeiDou-2 satellites again in 2013 as it begins its test program for the third generation of the nation’s GNSS program. After launching 16 satellites since 2007 (including six last year) to establish the current … Continue reading

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Pentagon Using China Satellite, data risk or just business?

2013-05-01 — A U.S. lawmaker is questioning the Pentagon’s decision to use a Chinese commercial satellite to provide communications for its Africa Command. Use of China’s Apstar-7 satellite was leased because it provided “unique bandwidth and geographic requirements” for “wider … Continue reading

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600 Chinese apply to live permanently on Mars

2013-04-29 — Over 600 Chinese have applied to join an ambitious Dutch aerospace project that plans to send humans on a one-way trip to Mars for permanent settlement. The Dutch project, while triggering enthusiasm to explore outer space, is also … Continue reading

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China conducts first space science active experiment

2013-04-05 – China’s first space science active experiment was conducted Friday morning to study the dynamical processes of the Earth’s ionosphere, a top scientific institute said. The experiment conducted at a sounding rocket launch site in Zhanzhou, south China’s Hainan Province, … Continue reading

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China to send second woman in space by Shenzhou 10

2013-04-03 — China will send another female astronaut in space when the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft lifts off this summer. Wang Yaping, a former air force pilot, will join a crew of three on Shenzhou 10 and will become only the … Continue reading

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