Chinanews.com, April 28th. At 11:20 on April 27th, at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, the audio files of the Himalayan "Three Body" radio play were successfully launched with the "Blue Planet" satellite carried by the Long March 6 rocket and entered the scheduled orbit of space. .
This is also the world's first Chinese radio drama to land in space.
Two Himalayan anchors-well-known science writer Shou Tuo and well-known science fiction film director Zhang Xiaobei also came to the scene to explain the launch.
It is reported that the audio files of the "Three-Body" radio play followed the "Blue Planet" satellite into space in the form of data upload.
This time, the Long March 6 launch vehicle launched nine satellites including the "Blue Planet" satellite into the sky in a "nine stars" manner.
The "Blue Planet" satellite also carries the award-winning science fiction films of the first two sessions of the Blue Planet Science Fiction Film Week, as well as the valuable viewpoints and achievements in science fiction, film, and technology, which are of great innovative value and symbolic significance for China's science fiction itself.
Blue Planet Science Fiction Film Week is China's first science fiction film themed festival event, and it is also the only large-scale event platform in Asia with science fiction films as the core and theme. It has been held for two sessions.
With the launch of the "Blue Planet", the Film Week Organizing Committee also officially announced that the third Blue Planet Science Fiction Film Week's global call for films has been fully launched.
The "Blue Planet" satellite is the "Ling Magpie" remote sensing constellation series satellite independently developed by Beijing Zero Heavy Space Technology Co., Ltd.
After the data obtained by the satellite in space is analyzed and processed, it can be used in civil areas such as urban brains, agricultural monitoring, disaster prevention and mitigation, comprehensive urban governance, and watershed management and control.
The radio drama "Three-body" is planned by the official Himalayas, and the official exclusive authorized IP of the "Three-body Universe". The author Liu Cixin personally participated in the guidance. Dozens of Himalaya teams have cooperated across departments for more than a year. The total investment reaches tens of millions.
"Sound may indeed be the best carrier of science fiction stories." Liu Cixin said when commenting on the "Three-Body" radio play.
The "Three-Body" radio series premiered in the Himalayas in December 2019. There are 6 seasons and 80 episodes, each of about 30 minutes. It has been updated to the fifth season and has more than 66 million listeners.
Users can search for "Three Body" in the Himalaya App, and listen to the "Three Body" radio drama by purchasing VIP members or purchasing separately.