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One arrow ten three stars Long March 6 completed the first international order
10 foreign commercial remote sensing satellites and 3 domestic satellites were sent to the programmed orbit; Next year, Long March 6 will carry out 4 launch missions as planned
At 11:19 a.m. on November 6, the Long March 6 carrier rocket was launched at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center and successfully sent 13 satellites into the predetermined orbit. Among them, 10 are the NewSat satellites developed by the Argentine company Satellogic, which also carry three domestic satellites, including the “Taiyuan” science outreach satellite (August 3), the Tianyan 05 satellite and the Beihangxingxing 1.
First to undertake international commercial satellite launch services
This launch is reported to be the first time that the Long March 6 launch vehicle has performed international commercial satellite launch services, and it is also the first time that a new generation of Long March series launch vehicles has completed an order. international commercial satellites. The Long March 6 launch vehicle completed its maiden flight in 2015 and has conducted 4 launch missions thus far. Next year, the Long March 6 will perform 4 launch missions as planned.
The Long March 6 launch vehicle was developed by the Eighth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It belongs to a new generation of cryogenic liquid rapid launch three-stage rockets and is the first flight of a new generation of Long March series launch vehicles. The Long March 6 carrier rocket has the ability to launch a variety of satellites and different orbital requirements for single-satellite and multi-satellite launches. Under the condition of three-stage, two-start conditions, the sun’s synchronous orbit of 700 km can carry up to 1 ton.
17 Satellogic satellites have been put into orbit
The 10 NewSat satellites (namely NewSat-9 to NewSat-18) are commercial remote sensing satellites designed and developed by the Argentine company Satellogic, each with a mass of 41 kilograms.
This mission is the first time that Satellogic has purchased a complete arrow launch service in the world. Prior to this, the Long March 4 series of carrier rockets and the Long March 2D carrier rocket were launched four times, successfully sending the company’s 7 NewSat satellites into predetermined orbits.
The “Taiyuan” science outreach satellite (August 3) is used primarily to carry out experiments such as remote sensing of celestial bodies, earth observation and collaborative space-to-earth programming education, and to provide a platform of scientific dissemination and aerospace educational practice for young students. The other two satellites carried are the Tianyan 05 satellite jointly developed by Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., China University of Electronic Science and Technology and Beijing Micro-Nano Star Technology Co., Ltd. and the Research Institute of Changsha Tianyi Space Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. North Aerosat-1.
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First international order to launch 10 remote sensing satellites
An arrow with 13 stars is not the largest number of satellites launched by the Long March at the same time. On September 20, 2015, the Long March 6 was launched for the first time, achieving the “20 stars with an arrow” and setting the record for Chinese rocket launches at that time.
The Long March 6 rocket was developed by the China Eighth Academy Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It has the ability to launch multiple types of satellites with different orbit requirements. The height of the sun’s synchronous circular orbit of 700 kilometers can carry up to 1.0 tons.
The main satellite for this mission are the 10 NewSat satellites developed by the Argentine company Satellogic, which is the first purchase of the full arrow launch services company. The 10 NewSat satellites are commercial remote sensing satellites designed and developed by the company, each weighing 41 kilograms. The satellite carries multispectral payloads and high-spectrum payloads, and has a design life of 3 years. After 10 satellites are successfully in orbit, they will become part of the company’s global constellation of remote sensing satellites.
In the future, Long March 6 will also perform multiple batch launches for constellation formation. Under the multi-launch service contract signed by China Great Wall Industry Group Co., Ltd. and Satellogic, Long March 6 will launch a total of 90 satellites for the latter. Satellogic uses satellites to provide solutions for industries such as agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, and finance around the world. 90 satellites will form a remote sensing constellation with satellites already in orbit, drawing one image per week with a resolution of 1 meter on the ground. Global map.
This is reportedly not only the first time that Long March 6 has provided launch services for international users, it is also the first time that the new generation of Long March series launch vehicles have provided exclusive launch services for users. international.
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Launch of the third science satellite of high school students
The “Taiyuan” launched at the same time is the third satellite successfully launched in the China Youth Science Popularization Satellite Project, “August One 03”. It was started by the Taiyuan Bureau of Education and the China International Aerospace Science and Technology Exchange Center. High school students participate in the entire process.
Prior to this, the project’s first science outreach satellite “August One Youth Travel” and the second “Xibaipo” satellite were successfully launched in December 2016 and July 2020, respectively.
The “Taiyuan” science outreach satellite is used primarily to carry out experiments such as remote sensing of celestial bodies, earth observation and collaborative space-to-earth programming education, and to provide a platform for science and practical outreach aerospace education for young students. Northwestern Polytechnic University provides technical support for satellite development and terrestrial measurement and control.
The satellite adopts a 6U cube satellite configuration with a design orbit of 475 kilometers synchronous to the sun. The satellite is equipped with an ultraviolet astronomical observing camera, a computational spectrum camera, a programmable educational payload and a sound-borne space payload storage board, and will carry out five space experimental missions.
Among them, the ultraviolet astronomical camera will perform various cosmic events such as flares, supernovae (SN), gamma ray bursts (GRB), black hole tidal disintegration events (TDE), fast radio bursts (FRB) and electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves. For the detection of celestial bodies as temporary sources, aerospace experts were combined with astrophysics to teach physics knowledge to high school students, and the student team combined with geography courses and programming courses to program the photography tasks of the satelite.
“Taiyuan” also brought an audio payload for the activity “Children’s voices in space” developed by students from the Nanjing Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Technology. The activity collected 99 young audios this year, entering space with the payload, and the students will use the school’s satellite ground station to conduct satellite soft-load reception experiments.
It is reported that during the development of “Taiyuan”, more than 50 aerospace training courses and expert seminars were held at Jinshan High School in Taiyuan City, and 120 teaching hours of core courses were taught in aerospace science and technology. At the same time, a core team of aerospace science and technology teachers was formed to develop 38 sets of special aerospace courses, exploring “high school-high school-college” through the talent training path.
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Tianyan 05 satellites lead Hainan’s No. 1
The Tianyan 05 satellite launched at the same time was developed by Beijing Weina Star Technology Co., Ltd. During its orbit, the satellite will acquire a large amount of remote sensing data, such as multispectral imagery, and provide relevant users with the images and data. necessary.
The satellite will be used in marine environmental monitoring, crop disaster monitoring, forestry and forest fire prevention, forest resource research, environmental monitoring, earthquake monitoring, meteorological monitoring, water conservation, and mountain stream disaster monitoring and others. fields to further meet the needs of users in the continuous provision of data in related fields.
The Tianyan 05 satellite is also equipped with a terahertz payload and will carry out tests and experiments in terahertz orbit in space. The satellite will also carry out pilot technology verification and in-orbit tests for the Hainan-1 satellite to be launched next year.
This satellite is reported to use reconfigurable in-orbit software technology for the first time. The in-orbit function of the satellite can be performed by replacing software programs and instructions on the ground.
【Inventory】
September 20, 2015
First flight with 20 stars
The 20 satellites carried by Changliu’s first flight, ranging in size from 100 kilograms to tens of grams, are launched 4 times with an interval of tens of seconds each time. At the time, this was not only a new record for the number of satellites launched by China at once, but also an Asian record.
The Long March 6 was the first model of China’s new generation of carrier rockets to fly for the first time. Since then, Long March 7 and Long March 5 have made their first flight. After the Long March 2, 3, 4 and other series, China’s new generation of carrier rocket families debuted.
November 21, 2017
First commercial launch of the second flight
Long March 6’s second launch took place two years after its maiden flight, and it was also its first commercial launch mission. Long March 6 used a three-star method to precisely send three Jilin-1 video satellites into the predetermined orbit.
Compared to the first launch of 20 satellites with one arrow, the total weight of the three satellites launched by Long March 6 this time is about 610 kilograms, and each satellite is larger in weight and size than the previous satellite launched. In this launch, three satellites were launched at the same time, which has higher requirements for separation safety and a difficult separation design. To send these satellites to the predetermined orbit safely and comfortably, the development team carried out ingenious design and precision processing.
November 13, 2019
Sanfei’s First Low Angle Throw
On March 6 Long was launched for the third time, successfully launching the Ningxia No. 1 satellite (also known as the Zhongzi satellite) with an arrow and five stars. Ningxia One’s five satellites are a commercial aerospace project mainly used in remote sensing and other fields.
This mission is the first low-angle launch of the Long March VI. In response to mission requirements, the rocket has made a number of technical enhancements including lift-off run, lateral guidance, and a new wall-mounted dual-layer composite launch tube.
Beijing News reporter Ni Wei
