China's Space Program Thread II

[by78]

Two Dalian-1 12U remote-sensing cubesats hitched a ride with the Tianzhou-6 spacecraft. They are developed by Dalian university for the province of Liaoning. Each cubesat weighs 17kg, and they will be used to verify various technologies that include new hyperspectral imaging cameras, the use of OpenHarmony OS for space applications, a domestically developed processor for space applications, a compact propulsion system using hydroxylamine nitrate propellant, an new ultra-light multiple-satellite deployer (UMSD) etc. The satellites are mounted on the UMSD attached to the outside of the Tianzhou-6 spacecraft and will be released in the coming days.

 

[by78]

Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft currently has the highest cargo capacity in the world. It carried 280 days worth of supplies for the three taikonauts aboard the Chinese space station, 700kg of propellant for the space station, and xenon cylinders (160kg) for use by the space station's electric thrusters. The total cargo weight is 5.8 tons.

 

[by78]

Layout or the launch support facilities of the Hainan spaceport for commercial launches, including various launch prep and test facilities for different launch vehicles.

Launchpad No. 2 of the Hainan Commercial Spaceport, which is currently under construction, will be capable of launching 10 models/configurations of rockets:
- An unnamed rocket (3.8-meter-diameter, with or without boosters) from the 8th academy of CASC.
- Tianlong-3H and -3M from Tianbing Technology
- Hyperbola-3, -3A, and -3B from i-Space/Interstellar Glory.
- Pallas-1A, -1B, -1C, and -1D from Galactic Energy

 

[by78]

Official CG of Long March 9.

https://imgur.com/y8PuZSp

 

[by78]

Two images of Martian northern polar region taken by the Tianwen-1 orbiter.

 

[by78]

A video of a 550-second test run of the YF-100K engine, which will be used for the first stage of the Long March 10 moon rocket. The test took place on April 20th. A subsequent long duration test run was conducted two days ago, but I couldn't find video or images of this latest test.

 

[luosifen]

Tianzhou-6 has successfully docked with Tiangong space station, the crew will begin unloading of cargo.

 

[Strangelove]

Video:

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

The Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft completed its status configuration after entering orbit and docked with the aft port of the Tianhe core module of China's space station at 5:16 a.m. Beijing Time on Thursday, according to China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

The Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft and China Space Station have entered integrated flight phase after completing the rendezvous and docking.

The crew of Shenzhou-15 will enter the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft subsequently to carry out planned tasks such as cargo transfer and other related operations.

The Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft docks with the aft port of the Tianhe core module, May 11, 2023. /CMSA

China Space Station is in good condition
The docking process was smooth and the space station is in good condition, according to Fan Gaojie, chief of Flight Control System for China Space Station at the China Academy of Space Technology.
"The space station is having a normal and efficient flight, and the operation of the entire system is also very efficient," Fan told CGTN.

The Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Tianhe core module of the China Space Station at 5:16 a.m., May 11, 2023. /CMSA

 

[by78]

Could you kindly link the original article source for this picture? I want to marslocate it, it looks like a polar cap boundary.

There is no article. The image is from an

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

of data sent back by the Mars orbiter.

 

[by78]

Another image of a Martian dust storm.