China's Space Program Thread II
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Are any of these radar satellites expected to be able to pick up aircraft?(Continued from last page...)
I think you meant to say "aircraft in the air", the answer is no. SAR makes up image by taking multiple shots from different angles/positions. It is for taking image of static object, not moving object like aircraft in the air. If the object is moving the sat would not know how to merge its multiple shots because it won't know the real movement.
To me the most interesting about this project is "in orbit assembling".A key R&D project under the 14th Five-Year Plan has been launched. The project aims to develop a very large satellite platform for mounting various sensor packages for earth observation. Current observation satellites are generally dedicated to observing a single aspect of Earth (such as atmospheric humidity, temperature, winds, topography, etc.), which makes combining the separate streams of data very difficult. The project aims to bundle multiple sensors packages onto a single platform to enable persistent, coordinated observation of geophysical evolution, with high temporal and spatial resolution. The project will be led by the Eighth Academy of CASC, with the 509th Institute responsible for the overall technological development and implementation.
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A tour of the Beijing Institute of Aerospace Experimental Technology, which is affiliated with the 6th Academy of CASC. The institute is China's first and the largest development and testing center for liquid rocket engines and liquid propellants.
The number 4 test bench, which was used to test the first stage engine of Long March 5 as well as IRBMs and earlier Long March models:
The number 4 test bench, which was used to test the first stage engine of Long March 5 as well as IRBMs and earlier Long March models: