Assahifa From Rabat
11:50 am Et May 6, 2021
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki on Wednesday said that the US Space Command is tracking China’s Long March 5B (Chang Zheng 5B, or CZ-5B) rocket. The US Space Command is aware of and tracking the location of Chinese Long March 5B in space, Psaki said during a press briefing.
Psaki emphasized that the United States is committed to addressing the risks of congestion due to space debris and growing activity in space. “We want to work with the international community to promote leadership and responsible space behaviors,” she said. “It’s the shared interests of all nations to act responsibly in space to ensure the safety, stability, security and long-term sustainability about outer activity.”
China opens 2021 with Tiantong-1 launch via Long March 3B
January 19, 2021
China launched the third Tiantong-1 mobile communications satellite on Tuesday. The launch took place at 16:25 UTC using the Long March-3B/G2 – Chang Zheng-3B/G2 (Y74) rocket from the LC2 Launch Complex at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province.
The satellite is an S-band mobile communication satellite developed by the Chinese Academy of Space Technology and operated by China SatCom.
As the previous satellites in the geosynchronous orbit series, the satellite will provide mobile communications services, including mobile data and multimedia services around China and to the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean.