CHINA SENDS EIGHT SATELLITES INTO ORBIT; XI CALLS YOUTH TO BOOST COUNTRY’S SPACE INDUSTRY

Thu 05 May 2022:

China launched at least eight new satellites into space on Thursday using a 2D rocket.

One Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C and seven Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites were launched into space from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi province using the home-built Long March-2D rocket.

The Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C will be used to “provide commercial remote sensing data services for sectors such as land resource, mineral exploration, and smart city construction,” according to state-run Xinhua News.

#China sent a group of #8Satellites into space via a #LongMarch-2D rocket from #Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi on Thursday. Satellite Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C, together with seven Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites successfully entered the preset orbit. pic.twitter.com/DsbyhsdAiC

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It was the 419th flight mission of the Long March rocket series which is indigenously built by Chinese scientists and used for most of the country’s space launches as China progresses to complete its own space station.

China’s President Xi Jinping urged young people to pursue professions in aerospace science and technology earlier this week, urging them to “contribute more to China’s realization of greater self-reliance in aerospace research and technology.”

“A large number of young people in the sector have taken the lead and shouldered important responsibilities, demonstrating the enterprising spirit of Chinese youth of the new era,” Xi said, referring to China’s space industry expansion from the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, Chang’e lunar probes, Tianwen-1 Mars probe, Xihe solar exploration satellite, and Tiangong space station.

“Making China stronger in the aerospace sector requires continuous efforts across generations,” Xi added.

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