Oceanographic research satellite launched Share CLOSE A Long March 4B rocket carrying the Haiyang 2D (HY-2D) satellite takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, on May 19, 2021. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/chinadaily.com.cn]
China launched its latest oceanographic research satellite, HY-2D, on a Long March 4B carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on Wednesday morning, the China National Space Administration said.
It said in a statement that the satellite will be tasked with working with its two predecessors-HY-2B and HY-2C-to form a space-based network monitoring the marine environment around the clock.
New satellite production facility begins operations By ZHAO LEI | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-13 14:51 Share CLOSE
China s first smart manufacturing plant for satellites went into operation in Hubei s provincial capital, Wuhan, on Thursday morning. According to Lyu Dongming, chairman of CASIC Space Engineering Development and owner of the plant, the site is able to produce as many as 240 satellites annually.
The first one to be made at the plant rolled off the assembly line at a commencement ceremony attended by project managers and officials from central and provincial government.
The communications satellite, which has yet to be named, is expected to be launched in the near future.