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At local time 18:00 on November 17, 2019, China's Kuaizhou rocket launches two KL-Alpha multi-media satellites at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

The mission is the 7th flight of the Kuaizhou series.

Next mission: local time 9:00, Nov 23, 2019, Beidou-3 Global Navigation satellites M19, M20.

The mission is the 7th flight of the Kuaizhou series.

 

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China is planning a Voyager-like mission to the outer solar system that includes a flyby of Neptune, measurements of the electrically charged gas bubble surrounding our solar system, and a journey to interstellar space.

The mission is currently named IHP, which stands for Interstellar Heliosphere Probe. It consists of two spacecraft that would explore the heliosphere, the solar-wind-created region around our Sun that separates us from interstellar space as the solar system travels through the Milky Way.

The first spacecraft, IHP-1, would launch towards the head of the heliosphere in 2024. A second probe, IHP-2, would go in the opposite direction to explore the tail. The heliosphere is hypothesized to resemble a comet’s tail, but whether or not the tail “closes” behind the Sun is an open question. The Voyagers exited the heliosphere on the head side, and the tail has never been explored.

The IHP concept has not been formally approved but feasibility studies have long been underway. The formal go-ahead could be granted in 2021 or 2022, with the formation of the next Chinese Five Year Plan.

https://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/china-voyager-like-interstellar-mission.html

If it is approved, it will definitely be China's most interesting space mission ever——A Space Odyssey.

 

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20-year Anniversary of China's Manned Space.

On Nov 20, 1999, before the beginning a new millennium, Shenzhou 1 spacecraft launched, marking a new phase in China's Space Exploration.

 

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Yutu-2 enters the 12th lunar day at 00:51, Nov 21, 2019.

 

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At local time 8:55 on November 23, 2019, China's Long March 3B rocket with Yuanzheng-1 upper stage launches two Beidou-3 Global Navigation satellites M19,M20 into MEO orbit at Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

The mission is the 319th flight of the Long March series.

Next mission: local time 7: 50, November 26, 2019, unknown payload from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

 

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China's private rocket manufacturer I-space conducted a demo engine test at its newly-built engine test platform on Nov 22, 2019. The new facility will be used for its 100 ton trust LOX/LCH4 methane engine Focus-2 under development.

15 ton thrust methane engine Focus-1 being tested on Nov 22, 2019.

 

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Some houses were damaged after navigation satellite launch

 

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Some houses were damaged after navigation satellite launch

The launch pad is located in remote mountains. It's not the first time and will not be the last time. Probably booster wreckage. the core stages has grid fin to control its landing zone. the smoke seems poisonous.

Correction: this mission is M21, M22, not M19,M20.

 

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At local time 7:55 on November 28, 2019, China's Long March 4C rocket launches a mysterious earth observation satellite Gaofen-12 at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, delayed from Nov 26 due to unfavorable weather.

The mission is the 320th flight of Long March series.

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Next two missions on the same day again
Dec 17, 2019 Beidou-3 Global Navigation satellites M19, M20
Dec 17, 2019 China-Brazil earth resources satellite CBERS-4A

 

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Landspace conducted a second stage four parallel engine test today

 

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Landspace conducted a second stage four parallel engine test today

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It took one year for the private space enterprise GalacticEnergy Commercial Launch Vehicle "Cerres I" to complete the ground thermal commissioning of all the first, second and third stage main power systems. On December 3, the ground thermal test of the three-stage engine of the commercial launch vehicle "Cerres I" of the commercial launch vehicle of GalacticEnergy (Beijing) Space Technology Co., Ltd. was successful.

The test results show that the three-stage engine has reliable ignition, normal operation during the whole process, and complete structure after the test. The engine works for 70 seconds, the average working pressure is 5.4 MPa, and the vacuum specific impulse is calculated for 287 seconds.

GalacticEnergy is a private space company engaged in low-cost commercial space launch business. Its core products and services are divided into two paths, one is the launching service of the "Ceres" series of small solid carrier rockets, and the other is the launching service of the "Palais" series medium-sized reusable liquid carrier rockets. The small solid rocket "Cercus-1" is targeted at the low-orbit commercial small satellite market. It is expected to make its first flight in mid 2020, and the medium-sized liquid carrier rocket "Palais-1" is expected to make its first flight in December 2022.

As the rocket's three-stage main power unit, its independently developed three-stage engine adopts and integrates a composite material shell, a composite material integrated molding skirt, a high-charge charge type charge, a lightweight ablation and heat insulation layer, and a high weight reduction. The mass ratio (ie, the ratio of the mass of the solid propellant to the mass of the engine) of the key technologies such as the nozzle ratio, the low-ablation throat lining, and the long-distance ignition device is 0.926. According to Liu Baiqi, the founder ofGalacticEnergy, the higher the ratio, the more fuel work.

The Ceres-1 commercial launch vehicle consists of a three-stage solid + liquid upper-stage configuration. After more than a year, this type of rocket has completed the ground thermal test run of all the primary, secondary and tertiary power systems.

On September 26 of this year, the secondary engine of the solid-state launch vehicle of “Ceramic Star One” of GalacticEnergy was ignited normally, the whole process was normal, the working time was 74 seconds, the thrust was 28 tons, and the vacuum specific impulse was 285.8 seconds.

On November 3 last year, Xinghe Power completed the first ignition of the solid rocket first-stage engine. The maximum working pressure of the engine is 8.5 MPa, the maximum thrust is 65 tons, the working time is 73.9 seconds, and the ground specific impulse reaches 249.5 seconds. All engine indicators have reached domestic advanced levels. .

 

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Machine translate:

It took one year for the private space enterprise GalacticEnergy Commercial Launch Vehicle "Cerres I" to complete the ground thermal commissioning of all the first, second and third stage main power systems. On December 3, the ground thermal test of the three-stage engine of the commercial launch vehicle "Cerres I" of the commercial launch vehicle of GalacticEnergy (Beijing) Space Technology Co., Ltd. was successful.

The test results show that the three-stage engine has reliable ignition, normal operation during the whole process, and complete structure after the test. The engine works for 70 seconds, the average working pressure is 5.4 MPa, and the vacuum specific impulse is calculated for 287 seconds.

GalacticEnergy is a private space company engaged in low-cost commercial space launch business. Its core products and services are divided into two paths, one is the launching service of the "Ceres" series of small solid carrier rockets, and the other is the launching service of the "Palais" series medium-sized reusable liquid carrier rockets. The small solid rocket "Cercus-1" is targeted at the low-orbit commercial small satellite market. It is expected to make its first flight in mid 2020, and the medium-sized liquid carrier rocket "Palais-1" is expected to make its first flight in December 2022.

As the rocket's three-stage main power unit, its independently developed three-stage engine adopts and integrates a composite material shell, a composite material integrated molding skirt, a high-charge charge type charge, a lightweight ablation and heat insulation layer, and a high weight reduction. The mass ratio (ie, the ratio of the mass of the solid propellant to the mass of the engine) of the key technologies such as the nozzle ratio, the low-ablation throat lining, and the long-distance ignition device is 0.926. According to Liu Baiqi, the founder ofGalacticEnergy, the higher the ratio, the more fuel work.

The Ceres-1 commercial launch vehicle consists of a three-stage solid + liquid upper-stage configuration. After more than a year, this type of rocket has completed the ground thermal test run of all the primary, secondary and tertiary power systems.

On September 26 of this year, the secondary engine of the solid-state launch vehicle of “Ceramic Star One” of GalacticEnergy was ignited normally, the whole process was normal, the working time was 74 seconds, the thrust was 28 tons, and the vacuum specific impulse was 285.8 seconds.

On November 3 last year, Xinghe Power completed the first ignition of the solid rocket first-stage engine. The maximum working pressure of the engine is 8.5 MPa, the maximum thrust is 65 tons, the working time is 73.9 seconds, and the ground specific impulse reaches 249.5 seconds. All engine indicators have reached domestic advanced levels. .

 

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Machine translate:

It took one year for the private space enterprise GalacticEnergy Commercial Launch Vehicle "Cerres I" to complete the ground thermal commissioning of all the first, second and third stage main power systems. On December 3, the ground thermal test of the three-stage engine of the commercial launch vehicle "Cerres I" of the commercial launch vehicle of GalacticEnergy (Beijing) Space Technology Co., Ltd. was successful.

The test results show that the three-stage engine has reliable ignition, normal operation during the whole process, and complete structure after the test. The engine works for 70 seconds, the average working pressure is 5.4 MPa, and the vacuum specific impulse is calculated for 287 seconds.

GalacticEnergy is a private space company engaged in low-cost commercial space launch business. Its core products and services are divided into two paths, one is the launching service of the "Ceres" series of small solid carrier rockets, and the other is the launching service of the "Palais" series medium-sized reusable liquid carrier rockets. The small solid rocket "Cercus-1" is targeted at the low-orbit commercial small satellite market. It is expected to make its first flight in mid 2020, and the medium-sized liquid carrier rocket "Palais-1" is expected to make its first flight in December 2022.

As the rocket's three-stage main power unit, its independently developed three-stage engine adopts and integrates a composite material shell, a composite material integrated molding skirt, a high-charge charge type charge, a lightweight ablation and heat insulation layer, and a high weight reduction. The mass ratio (ie, the ratio of the mass of the solid propellant to the mass of the engine) of the key technologies such as the nozzle ratio, the low-ablation throat lining, and the long-distance ignition device is 0.926. According to Liu Baiqi, the founder ofGalacticEnergy, the higher the ratio, the more fuel work.

The Ceres-1 commercial launch vehicle consists of a three-stage solid + liquid upper-stage configuration. After more than a year, this type of rocket has completed the ground thermal test run of all the primary, secondary and tertiary power systems.

On September 26 of this year, the secondary engine of the solid-state launch vehicle of “Ceramic Star One” of GalacticEnergy was ignited normally, the whole process was normal, the working time was 74 seconds, the thrust was 28 tons, and the vacuum specific impulse was 285.8 seconds.

On November 3 last year, Galactic Energy completed the first ignition of the solid rocket first-stage engine. The maximum working pressure of the engine is 8.5 MPa, the maximum thrust is 65 tons, the working time is 73.9 seconds, and the ground specific impulse reaches 249.5 seconds. All engine indicators have reached domestic advanced levels. .

 

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China has recently tested the second stage engine of the Long March-8 rocket, preparing for its maiden flight in 2020.

reusable Long March 8 CG

 

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At local time 7:55 on November 28, 2019, China's Long March 4C rocket launches a mysterious earth observation satellite Gaofen-12 at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, delayed from Nov 26 due to unfavorable weather.

The mission is the 320th flight of Long March series.

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Next two missions on the same day again
Dec 17, 2019 Beidou-3 Global Navigation satellites M19, M20
Dec 17, 2019 China-Brazil earth resources satellite CBERS-4A

correction:
mission timeline of the month

 

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China's private rocket manufacturer I-space conducted a demo engine test at its newly-built engine test platform on Nov 22, 2019. The new facility will be used for its 100 ton trust LOX/LCH4 methane engine Focus-2 under development.

15 ton thrust methane engine Focus-1 being tested on Nov 22, 2019.

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At local time 10:52 on Dec 07, 2019, China's Kuaizhou 1A rocket launches JL-1 02B Earth observation satellite from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

It is the 8th flight of the Kuaizhou series.

there are two launches today
next mission:
local time 16:55, Dec 07, 2019, Kuaizhou 1A, Xingyun-2 01,02

 

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At local time 16:52 on Dec 07, 2019, China's Kuaizhou 1A rocket launches 6 satellites from Taiyuan Satellites Launch Center.

It is the 9th flight of the Kuaizhou series.

Next mission:
Dec 17, 2019, Long March 3B/YZ-1, Beidou-3 Global Navigation satellites M19, M20 from Xichang.