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A previous Chang'e 2 flyby of peanut like asteroid 4179 Toutatis image taken at a distance of 3.2 km

 

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the peanut like asteroid....................

 

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今天11时40分， 酒泉卫星发射中心 快舟一号甲固体运载火箭携带“吉林一号”高分02A卫星发射升空

At local time 11:40 on November 13, 2019, China's Kuaizhou rocket launches the "Jilin-1" Gaofen-02A satellite at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

The mission is the 6th flight of the Kuaizhou series.

 

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今天11时40分， 酒泉卫星发射中心 快舟一号甲固体运载火箭携带“吉林一号”高分02A卫星发射升空

At local time 11:40 on November 13, 2019, China's Kuaizhou rocket launches the "Jilin-1" Gaofen-02A satellite at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

The mission is the 6th flight of the Kuaizhou series.

There are two launches today. another will be Long march 6 at local time 14:25, Nov 13, 2019.

 

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At local time 14:29 on November 13, 2019, China's Long March 6 rocket launches 5 Ningxia satellites and another indescribable payload at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

The mission is the 318th flight of the Long March series.

 

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今天11时40分， 酒泉卫星发射中心 快舟一号甲固体运载火箭携带“吉林一号”高分02A卫星发射升空

At local time 11:40 on November 13, 2019, China's Kuaizhou rocket launches the "Jilin-1" Gaofen-02A satellite at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

The mission is the 6th flight of the Kuaizhou series.

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kuaizhou launch vehicle

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At local time 14:29 on November 13, 2019, China's Long March 6 rocket launches 5 Ningxia satellites and another indescribable payload at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

The mission is the 318th flight of the Long March series.

The mission is the 318th flight of the Long March series

 

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The mission is the 318th flight of the Long March series

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mission badage.................................

 

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lander testing......................................

 

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another one.................

 

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this pic is not related to previous lander test. Chang'e 7 is moon lander after or before Chang'e 6 around 2023/2024.

 

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CAST conducts a Mars lander landing test on Nov 14, 2019.

 

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It seems the following moon missions are all underway.
Q4 2020 Chang'e 5 moon sample return
2023/2024 Chang'e 6 moon sample return
2023/2024 Chang'e 7 moon lander/hopping
*2027 Chang'e 8 moon lander/drone no clear reports about this one. so it depends.

 

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CAST conducts a Mars lander landing test on Nov 14, 2019.

found a video. so this mission is real and serious.

 

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NASA's LRO found China's previous Longjing-2 moon satellite impact site
https://www.lroc.asu.edu/posts/1132
The Longjiang-2 spacecraft (also known as DSLWP-B) crashed onto the lunar farside on 31 July 2019 after completing its orbital mission. This new crater was most likely the result of that impact. Image width 330 meters, north is up, image enlarged by 4x, LROC NAC M1324916226L (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University).

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A clearer pic of China's Mars lander in testing

 

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a close up pic.....................

 

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Full-scale Chang'E 4 lander and Yutu-2 rover mock up from 21th Shenzhen tech expo on Nov 13, 2019.

A direct comparison of its actual size.

 

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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.