This year, China's aerospace industry is still busy, and the number of launches will exceed 50. At the beginning of the new year, in major launch sites and production plants, various types of rockets and spacecraft are busy in the development, production and launch preparations.
In Wenchang, Hainan, the Long March 8 Yao-2 rocket is undergoing pre-launch testing. This new generation of my country's medium-sized carrier rocket will be launched at the end of February to early March.
This time, it will launch 22 satellites at a time, which will set a record for the largest number of satellites launched in my country at one time.
Wu Yitian, deputy chief designer of the Long March 8 launch vehicle of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group: The Changba
Yao 2 rocket is currently undergoing sub-system testing. Judging from the progress of our sub-system testing and data interpretation, the current sub-system test results are normal, and the entire rocket status is controllable.
This year, my country will use six missions to complete the construction of the Chinese space station.
At present, the three-type launch vehicle used for the construction of the space station is ready for launch.
Jing Muchun, chief commander of the Long March 2F launch vehicle of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group:
At present, the Yao 15 rocket is undergoing final assembly testing in the final assembly test workshop. After all work is completed, it will be transported to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Base for the launch mission.
In space, three astronauts spent the Chinese New Year of the Tiger on the space station.
At the beginning of the new year, the astronauts on the ground have also invested in a new round of flight control and support tasks.
In the Beijing Space Information Transmission Center, the astronauts responsible for the space-based measurement and control support of the space station checked and confirmed the status of the Skylink satellite system. With their support, the dynamics of the Chinese space station are under the control of the ground almost all the time.
Ma Chao, Engineer of the Comprehensive Planning Department of Beijing Space Information Transmission Center:
It is precisely because of the characteristics of Skylink satellites that they have large coverage, long transmission time and high transmission rate. ,space teaching.
In the future, Skylink satellites will also provide space-based measurement and control and data relay services for the launch, rendezvous and docking, and on-orbit construction and assembly of space station modules and various spacecraft.