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Newest Long March rocket ready for debut By ZHAO LEI | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-17 10:08 Share CLOSE The first Long March 8 carrier rocket is moved to its launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan province, on Wednesday. The launch mission is expected to take place this month. SU DONG/FOR CHINA DAILY
China s newest carrier rocket - the Long March 8 - will soon make its debut flight from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, the China National Space Administration said on Wednesday.
The first Long March 8 rocket was moved to its launch pad on the coast of the island province on Wednesday morning, the administration said in a statement, and the rocket will be injected with propellants in due course. The launch will take place before the end of this month, the administration added.
Chinese Long March 11 lofts GECAM mission
December 9, 2020
On Wednesday, China launched a double satellite mission intended for research in electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves. The launch took place from the Xichang Satellite Center, Sichuan province, at 20:15 UTC using a Long March-11 – Chang Zheng-11 – launch vehicle.
According to the National Space Science Center under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Gravitational Wave High-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-Sky Monitor (GECAM) mission is composed of two small satellites, and it will focus on detecting electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves, high-energy radiation from fast radio bursts, various gamma-ray bursts, and magnetar flares.
The mission will help scientists unravel the mysteries of compact objects, such as neutron stars and black holes, as well as the merger of binary compact objects.
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