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.
The Communication Technology Experiment Satellite No. 19, developed by the Eighth Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, is primarily used for validating multi-band, high-speed satellite communication technologies.
The Long March 3B carrier rocket was developed by the First Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. This mission marks the rocket's return to service after nearly four years since its last successful launch of the Tianlian-1 05 satellite in July 2021, with both its payload capacity and reliability reaching new heights.
This mission was the 575th flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets.
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.
A research team led by Prof. Wu Zhenyu and Dr. Wang Lihao from the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT) has developed a groundbreaking 10-mm aperture piezoelectric MEMS fast steering mirror (FSM) to enhance satellite laser communication.
The Chang'e-6 mission is tasked with collecting and returning samples from the moon's mysterious far side, the first endeavor of its kind in the history of human lunar exploration.