China's Space Program News Thread

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The core module and cargo spacecraft for the new space station have passed factory verification. They are ready for the 'implementation' stage.

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j17wang

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A new smart automated production line for small/micro satellites has entered trial production phase. It's capable of producing 240 satellites per year. The line automates many previously manual assembly processes and improves productivity and efficiency by more than 40%.

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Mass production of cube sats? Even for china, this seems excessive, unless the idea is that every university in China is to have an ability to launch satellites into space for experiments. I'm guessing its more to get universities to "mass adopt" satellites as part of the recurring curricular vs as R&D.
 

localizer

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Mass production of cube sats? Even for china, this seems excessive, unless the idea is that every university in China is to have an ability to launch satellites into space for experiments. I'm guessing its more to get universities to "mass adopt" satellites as part of the recurring curricular vs as R&D.
240 sats doesn't seem much compared to what's being planned for Starlink
 

silentlurker

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Mass production of cube sats? Even for china, this seems excessive, unless the idea is that every university in China is to have an ability to launch satellites into space for experiments. I'm guessing its more to get universities to "mass adopt" satellites as part of the recurring curricular vs as R&D.
3x1 and 1x1 cubesats are prettt standard externally speaking, they might not be mass producing internals
 
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