Skychain II-03

In the early morning of July 13, Long March 3B lifted the Skychain II-03 satellite into the sky, adding another satellite to China’s Skychain 天链. The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is also affectionately known as the “Skychain Home Port”. Since the construction of the Skychain satellite system, all of China’s Skychain satellites have been successfully launched from the center, making an important contribution to the building of a strong space nation.

7月13日凌晨,长征三号乙托举着天链二号03星腾空而起,我国“天链”星座再添一星。西昌卫星发射中心又被亲切地称为“天链母港”,自天链卫星系统建设以来,我国所有的天链卫星均在该中心成功发射,为建设航天强国作出了重要贡献。

Gaofen-12(03) satellite

A Long March-4C carrier rocket lifted off at 11 pm on Mon from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, sending to orbit Gaofen-12(03) satellite that will be used for land census, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimation and disaster prevention & mitigation.

Shenzhou-14 docking

The Shenzhou-14 manned spacecraft docked with the radial port of Tianhe space station core module at 5:17 pm Sunday, and the trio of taikonauts entered the Tianhe core module around 8:50 pm.

High-speed train derailment in Guizhou

The driver of a high-speed train in southern China was killed and eight people were injured when two cars derailed early Saturday after hitting a mudslide, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The accident occurred midmorning as the train was entering a tunnel in the inland southern province of Guizhou.

China sends 9 satellites into orbit for intelligent connected vehicles

6月2日12时00分,由航天科技集团一院抓总研制的长征二号丙运载火箭在西昌卫星发射中心点火升空,以一箭九星的方式将吉利星座01组卫星送入预定轨道,发射任务取得圆满成功。这是长二丙火箭2022年第四次宇航发射,也是其时隔13天后长二丙火箭再次问鼎苍穹。

Tianzhou-4 cargo ship

长征七号遥五运载火箭成功将天舟四号货运飞船送入预定轨道,这是中国空间站在轨建造以来,长征七号运载火箭第三次将天舟货运飞船送入太空。