China's Space Program Thread II
- Thread starter Blitzo
- Start date
by78
General
Another startup , this one is named NewSpace. It's currently developing the Red Rabbit (赤兔/Chitu) line of reusable launch vehicles for both satellite payloads and manned missions, which will be powered by the company's lineup of LOX/Methane engines.
– Chitu-1 is an experimental rocket used to verify various control technologies and component.
– Chitu-3/3A has a diameter of 3.35m. Intended for launching payloads to LEO and space tourism.
– Chitu-6/6A, diameter 3.9m, intended for manned missions and deep space exploration.
– Chitu Heavy Lift, 9.9m in diameter, envisioned for transporting humans to Mars.
NewSpace has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Malaysia's Royal Blue Sky Aerospace to jointly develop launch sites and launch services.
by78
General
Only two weeks after the 1st-stage static fire test, Zhongke/CAS successfully carried out the static test fire of Lijian-2's 2nd-stage propulsion system, during which the engine was successfully restarted.
The maiden flight of Lijian-2 is planned for September.
In that case, you should ask whoever made that rumor. NORAD not cataloguing means nothing. NORAD does not know everything, nor does it publish everything they know. I am sure NORAD would not publish anything about American spy satelittes, whether they exist, success or fail. I am very irritated by the underline assumptions of "USA is the first place to look for information, whatevers float around in the western internet circle worths to be treated seriously", hence the rant.
Rant aside, China's defence ministry and the owner of the satelitte have declared that the satelitte has been put into the right orbit and it works as expected.
新华社西昌7月3日电（李国利、崔婉莹）7月3日17时35分，我国在西昌卫星发射中心使用长征四号丙运载火箭，成功将试验二十八号B星01星发射升空，卫星顺利进入预定轨道，发射任务获得圆满成功。
成功将试验二十八号B星01卫星发射升空。卫星太阳帆板顺利展开，工作正常，发射任务获得圆满成功。
Maybe there’s also a reason for that? After all, they are one of the only players who catalogue all space objects launched in space and make them public. Plus it’s also understandable since the west also controls much of the worlds information media landscape and social media system. Even when people around the world want to learn about China they have to turn to western traditional and social media platforms( this is also due to China’s great firewall to some extent which prevents those outside China to access Chinese media or information) coupled with the west long standing head start in global media landscape and global presence/colonial legacies. So it makes sense.
by78
General
The maiden flight of Lijian-2 is planned for September.
A full scale model of Lijian-2 has arrived Jiuquan. It will be used to practice launch procedures.
