China launched two rockets this year, putting 5 satellites into orbit

China launched two rockets this year, putting 5 satellites into orbit

The Chinese Changzheng-11 rocket with two satellites for surveying the Earth and two test satellites is launched into orbit from the Jiuquan space center on January 22, 2019

The Chinese National Space Administration dispatched two rockets in 2019, launching 5 satellites into orbit for various purposes. The first mission started on January 11, when the Changzheng-3B rocket launched the Zhongxing-2D communications satellite into orbit from the Xichang launch center (Sichuan province). The satellite will provide transmission services for the country's radio and television networks.

China launched two rockets this year, putting 5 satellites into orbit

On January 11, 2019, the Chinese Changzheng-3B rocket with the Zhongxing-2D communication satellite launched.

The Changzheng-11 rocket sent four more satellites for China on January 22, taking off from the Jiuquan space center. The mission transported two satellites of a multispectral survey with the Chinese family of satellites Jilin-1. The new consignment has joined the 10 other satellites of the Jilin-1 group to provide data and remote sensing services for forestry, shipping, and environmental monitoring. In addition, Changzheng-11 launched two more test satellites into orbit. These are Lingque-1A (a prototype for taking pictures of the Earth and communications) and Xiaoxiang-1 03 (a demonstration unit for checking radio communications and small experiments on remote sensing).

Both launches followed the historic mission of Chang'e-4, which was stranded on the dark side of the earth satellite. The probe landed the Yutu-2 rover, received high-quality photos of the far side of the Moon, and even grew the first plants in a container (which, unfortunately, had already died because of the cold).

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