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Beijing (UPI) Sep 23, 2010 In the latest effort in China's feverish pace of space exploration activities, it has successfully launched a secret military payload, authorities said. It was the fifth launch in less than two months for China and the second launching in that time period of a clandestine Yaogan reconnaissance satellite, SPACE.com reported Thursday. China's recent rush to space includes a mysterious orbital rendezvous, an upcoming lunar probe and preparations for continued human missions. Wednesday's blastoff of a Long March 2D rocket from the Jiuquan space center in the desert of northwestern China placed Yaogan 11 and two smaller satellites on a path nearly 400 miles above Earth. The Yaogan 11 will conduct scientific experiments, survey land resources, estimate crop yields and contribute to natural disaster response efforts, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The Yaogan satellites are believed to provide the Chinese military with high-resolution reconnaissance imagery, experts say. Next year, China plans to send its Tiangong 1 module to space. A series of unmanned and manned Shenzhou capsules will visit the module, forming a modest space station for long-duration research missions by Chinese astronauts, SPACE.com said.
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China Launches New SatelliteJiuquan, China (XNA) Sep 23, 2010 China successfully launched a remote-sensing satellite "Yaogan XI" Wednesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province. The satellite was sent into space aboard a Long March 2-D carrier rocket at 10:42 a.m. (Beijing Time), according to the center. The satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiment, carry out surveys on land resources, estima ... read more |
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