At 10:12 on April 3rd, China used the Long March 6 carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center to successfully launch the Tianping-3A Star 02 into space. The satellite smoothly entered the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.
The Tianping-3A Star 02 is mainly used for the calibration of ground radar equipment and the measurement of Radar Cross Section (RCS). It provides support for the imaging tests of ground optical equipment and the detection and monitoring tests of the low-orbit space environment. It also provides services for the measurement of the atmospheric space environment and the correction of orbit prediction models.
This mission is the 568th flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets.
At 1:31 AM today, China successfully launched the Tianwen-2 planetary exploration probe from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center using the Long March-3B Y110 carrier rocket.
At 2:09 on May 13, China successfully launched the Communication Technology Experiment Satellite No. 19 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center using a Long March 3B carrier rocket. The satellite smoothly entered its predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.
On May 11 at 21:27, China successfully launched the Remote Sensing Satellite No. 40, Group 02, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center using a Long March 6A carrier rocket. The satellite entered its predetermined orbit smoothly, and the launch mission was a complete success.