2021-06-02 18:05:12 GMT2021-06-03 02:05:12(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
XICHANG, June 3 (Xinhua) China sent a new meteorological satellite into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on Thursday morning.
The satellite, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), was launched by a Long March-3B rocket at 00:17 a.m. (Beijing Time). This was the 372nd flight mission of the Long March rocket series, the launch center said.
The first of China s new-generation meteorological satellites in geostationary orbit, the FY-4B will be used in the fields of weather analysis and forecasting, and environmental and disaster monitoring.
The satellite and rocket were developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, respectively. Both belong to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Tianzhou 2 cargo ship docks with space station module By ZHAO LEI | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-05-31 07:11 Share CLOSE A Long March 7 rocket, carrying the Tianzhou 2 cargo spacecraft, blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, on May 29, 2021. [Photo by Tu Haichao/for China Daily]
Tianzhou 2, a cargo spacecraft launched on Saturday evening, docked with Tianhe－the recently deployed core module of the country s permanent space station－early on Sunday morning, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
A Long March 7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou 2, blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan at 8:55 pm on Saturday.
China launched Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft for China’s space station Tianhe core cabin supply mission via a Long March-7 Y3 carrier rocket from Wenchang spaceport in Hainan Province around 9 pm Sat.
Space agency explains why rocket debris cannot not fall into Nigeria
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has stressed the need for development of satellite technology as a tool tackling the menace of insecurity in the country, which is currently causing havoc in the political, social and economic fabric of the nation.
Director General, NASRDA, Dr. Halilu Shaba, in an interactive session during a special presentation in honour of his formal assumption of office in Abuja, described the Agency as a strategic partner as it possesses relevant capabilities and specialisation in providing support towards combating the security challenges.
Space agency explains why rocket debris cannot not fall into Nigeria The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has stressed the need for development of satellite technology as a tool tackling the menace of insecurity in the country, which is currently causing havoc in the political, social and economic fabric of the nation. Director General, NASRDA, Dr. Halilu Shaba, in an interactive session during a special presentation in honour of his formal assumption of office in Abuja, described the Agency as a strategic partner as it possesses relevant capabilities and specialisation in providing support towards combating the security challenges.