China put satellites into orbit on a rocket that rose from a platform in the sea on Saturday, April 30, setting a new distance record for the country’s offshore launches.
A solid-fuel Rocket Long March 11 was effectively introduced from an ocean platform in the East China Sea to put its payloads into orbit. It’s the instant launch in so many days for China’s National Space Administration, which on Friday unveiled two more satellites. from a terrestrial spaceport.
Saturday’s launch at sea marked the furthest maritime takeoff to date for China. This is the third launch at sea for the country, which has introduced Long March 11 thrusters from its De Bo 3 platform since 2020.
“The liberation site is the furthest from the port for us so far,” Zhang Ming, deputy lead designer of Long March 11, told state news channel CCTV, and did not specify how far the platform was from the coast. and enjoy our launch at sea in the future. “
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The five satellites submitted through March 11 “will primarily supply advertising remote sensing for industries such as land census, urban planning plans and herb crisis monitoring,” CCTV reported.
Saturday’s project was originally scheduled to launch on Friday (April 29) but is delayed due to weather conditions, according to SpaceNews. It follows the launch of a Long March 2C rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Earth to put two remote sensing satellites into orbit.
On Friday, the Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 12:11 p. m Beijing time, with the Siwei 01 and Siwei 02 remote sensing satellites.
“The two satellites will provide ad remote sensing insights to domestic industries, aggregating herbal resources, surveying and mapping, marine and environmental protection, as well as emerging markets such as urban security and virtual rural development,” CCTV news channel reported. Chinese state. . .
In addition to its classic floor launches like Friday’s, China aims to launch up to 3 missions at sea by March 11, 2022, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said in a translated statement.
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