MYSTERIOUS JAMMER IS FOUND AT CHINA’S SPACE CENTER AHEAD OF LAUNCH

Wed 01 June 2022:

The Shenzhou 14 probe, which will deliver a crew to the Tiangong space station, is presently being prepared for flight at Gansu’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Shenzhou 14 is being hailed as the vessel of choice for a number of missions in the near future, and it is a vitally important mission for Chinese space exploration.

According to a Beijing Daily article, a jamming device was discovered extremely close to the base, raising suspicions of sabotage. According to the article, the device was discovered by a radio surveillance team just outside the launch center, marking the first time such an incident has occurred prior to a launch.

The jammer was found inside a car which was passing by the center and the researchers said that the device could result in a rocket going off-course as it affects communication signals.

The news report further stated that the researchers first detected interference signals back in May and it took them a few days to analyse and track the source. Electromagnetic signal technician Wang Lipeng and his colleagues tracked it to the car and were able to identify the type of the jammer.

“We didn’t dare to move from the screen for one second. We were relieved when we finally identified the suspicious vehicle,” Wang told the newspaper.

The launch is proceeding as scheduled, and a Long March-2F carrier rocket has already been moved to the launch site in the Gobi Desert, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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