ZhangHeng-1 (CSES-1), ÑuSat-4 (Ada), ÑuSat-5 (Maryam) + наноспутники – CZ-2D – Цзюцюань (JSLC) - 02.02.2018

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Предполагаемый состав ПН:
- ZhangHeng-1 (ZH-1) / 张衡一号 | (CSES: China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite)
- ÑuSat-4 (Ada)
- ÑuSat-5 (Maryam)
- GOMX 4A (Ulloriaq); 6U-кубсат
- GOMX 4B; 6U-кубсат
- FengMaNiu-1 (FMN-1) / 风马牛一号; 3U-кубсат
- Shaonian Xing / 少年星; 3U-кубсат

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"GomX-4B is scheduled to be launched on a Chinese Long March rocket on 2 February, along with GomX-4A, owned by the Danish Ministry of Defence," says Roger Walker, heading ESA's Technology CubeSat initiative.

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/ESA_s_latest_technology_CubeSat_cleared_for_launch_site/

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CSES (China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite) is a scientific mission dedicated: to monitoring electromagnetic field and waves, plasma and particles perturbations of the atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere induced by natural sources and anthropocentric emitters; and to study their correlations with the occurrence of seismic events. More in general, CSES mission will investigate the structure and the dynamic of the topside ionosphere, the coupling mechanisms with the lower and higher plasma layers and the temporal variations of the geomagnetic field, in quiet and disturbed conditions. Data collected by the mission will also allow studying solar-terrestrial interactions and phenomena of solar physics, namely Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), solar flares and cosmic ray solar modulation.

The satellite mission is part of a collaboration program between the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), and developed by China Earthquake Administration (CEA) and Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), together with several Chinese and Italian Universities and research Institutes. CSES is the first satellite of a space monitoring system proposed in order to investigate the topside ionosphere - with the most advanced techniques and equipment - and designed in order to gather world-wide data of the near-Earth electromagnetic environment. The data will contribute to provide an observational sharing service for international cooperation and the scientific community.

The launch of CSES is scheduled for February 2nd, 2018. Expected lifetime is 5 years.

http://cses.roma2.infn.it/node/18

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http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201801/241641-nanosatelites-ada-maryan.html
 
7.30 UTC

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https://www.weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404191867406265446

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GomX-4B



http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/11/GomX-4B

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Неплохая страничка ВИКИ про CSES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSES_Mission

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https://gbtimes.com/china-to-launch-a-seismo-electromagnetic-probe-on-friday-along-with-esa-danish-argentine-commercial-and-student-cubesats

China to launch a seismo-electromagnetic probe on Friday along with ESA, Danish, Argentine, commercial and student CubeSats
by Andrew Jones Jan 29, 2018 12:02 CHINA  | JIUQUAN  | LONG MARCH 2D
 
China is set to launch an experimental seismo-electromagnetic probe on Friday from the Jiuquan launch centre, with small ESA and commercial satellites along for the ride.

A Long March 2D rocket will carry the main and piggybacking payloads into low Earth orbit from Jiuquan in the Gobi Desert, with launch anticipated to be around 15:50 local time (07:50 UTC).

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The launch will be China's sixth following a busy January, with the country planning a possible 40 launches for 2018.

The main payload is Zhangheng-1, also known as the China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (CSES). CSES is a collaborative project between the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and Italian Space Agency (ASI), and includes a range of Chinese and Italian universities and research institutions to monitor electromagnetic and atmospheric phenomena, and study correlations with the occurrence of seismic events.

Zhangheng-1

Zhangheng-1, named after the Chinese polymath, astronomer and pioneering seismologist Zhang Heng (CE 78–139), is designed to remain in orbit for five years and record the electromagnetic situation of earthquakes above 6 magnitude in China and quakes above 7 magnitude all over the world.

Also referred to as the China-Italy Electromagnetic Monitoring Experiment Satellite Program, the satellite will aim to provide insight into the lithosphere-atmosphere-ionosphere coupling, analysing temporal correlation between seismic events and occurrence of electromagnetic perturbations in the upper ionosphere.

It will carry a range of instruments to detect and measure high-energy particles, plasma, and electric and magnetic fields. Data collected by the mission will also allow for studying solar-terrestrial interactions and phenomena including Coronal Mass Ejections and solar flares.


A rendering of the Zhangheng-1 satellite (CSES). cses.roma

The 730 kg Zhangheng-1 satellite is based on the CAST2000 platform developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), and will be placed in a 98° Sun-synchronous circular orbit at an altitude of around 500 km.

GomX-4A and 4B

Two near-identical cereal box-sized satellites - ESA's latest technology-testing CubeSat GomX-4B and Danish GomX-4A - will be along for the ride to test intersatellite communication links and propulsion while in orbit.

Once in orbit, ESA's GomX-4B will use new cold-gas propulsion to separate from GomX-4A, developed by GomSpace, to a distance of around 4,500 km, using highly miniaturised thrusters contributed by Sweden's NanoSpace company, according to an ESA press release.

"The two CubeSats will test intersatellite link technology, routing data from one satellite to the other, then down to the ground station," says Roger Walker, head of ESA's Technology CubeSat initiative.


A rendering of the GomX-4A and GomX-4B CubeSats. Gomspace Gomspace

New Satellogic Aleph-1 sats

Friday's launch will also carry the fourth and fifth satellites for Satellogic, a commercial space company based in Argentina, which is aiming to establish its Aleph-1 constellation, which will consist of up to 25 satellites, to provide commercial Earth observation services.

ÑuSat-4 and ÑuSat-5 are named Ada and Maryam, for the English mathematician and writer Ada Lovelace, famed for her early contributions to computing, and Maryam Mirzakhani, the recently deceased Iranian mathematician.

Satellogic aims to have as many as 300 satellites in orbit within the next few years. The company put its previous satellites on Long March launches, describing the launch vehicles as very reliable, and with a launch cost of between US$1-2m per satellite.

Satellogic‏ @Satellogic

Countdown has started. Ada & Maryam are ready to fly #satellites #adaymaryam #adalovelace #maryammirzakhani

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6:36 - 24 янв. 2018 г.

Teen satellite

China's Teen Satellite Project has produced a 2-Unit CubeSat known as Shaonian Xing (少年星), and roughly translating to 'Junior Sat' or 'Youth Sat'.

The initiative is an outreach project designed to engage youth in thinking about space, STEAM education, and even satellite development. Launched in April 2016, it garnered more than 100,000 ideas from students at over 1,000 primary and secondary schools across the country.

A number of teenagers were then sel ected fr om the applications received and invited to design and develop the satellite along with space scientists.


A rendering of the Shaonian Xing, or 'Youth Sat', a 2U CubeSat. Sat-China

Satellite for reusable rocket company

Fengmaniu-1, a 3U CubeSat with deployable solar panels designed to test new optical components in space, is also reported to be along for the ride. Its developer is Link Space Aerospace Technology Inc, or Link Space, a private Chinese rocket company looking to follow the launch vehicle reusability trail blazed by SpaceX.

Linkspace‏ @Linkspace_China

The panoramic camera cubesat FMN-1, unite developed by LINKSPACE, will be launched at the JiuQuan satellite launch site in China on the afternoon of February 2, using LongMarch-2D.

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6:26 - 28 янв. 2018 г. 北京, 中华人民共和国

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NOTAMs

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Notams
 

ну, или от китайских товарищей
https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/187639.jpg

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Igor Ezhov‏ @dexterdr · 19h

В пятницу #ESA запустит миниатюрный спутник GomX-4B, одной из задач которого будет проверка работоспособности бытовой компьютерной памяти в жестких условиях космоса. Всего будут протестированы 12 чипов четырех типов, стоимостью по несколько евро каждый.

(CHIMERA — Cubesat Highly Integrated MEmory Radiation Assurance)

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Deimos Imaging‏ @deimosimaging · 1h

#DEIMOS2 captured Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China earlier today. Wishing luck to @Satellogic for tomorrow's launch of two ÑuSat #EO satellites (Ada & Maryam) aboard a #LongMarch2D from there!

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Логотип миссии

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Igor Ezhov ‏ @dexterdr · 19h

В пятницу #ESA запустит миниатюрный спутник GomX-4B, одной из задач которого будет проверка работоспособности бытовой компьютерной памяти в жестких условиях космоса. Всего будут протестированы 12 чипов четырех типов, стоимостью по несколько евро каждый.

(CHIMERA — Cubesat Highly Integrated MEmory Radiation Assurance)

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Putting_everyday_computer_parts_to_space_radiation_test


Chimera experiment

29 January 2018
ESA's next mission, the miniature GomX-4B, includes a piggyback experiment to test how well everyday commercial computer memories perform in the radiation-soaked environment of space.
Ready to be launched fr om China this Friday, GomX-4B was built from six standard 10 cm CubeSat units by GomSpace in Denmark.
Its main goal is to test radio links between satellites and micropropulsion, but GomX-4B also carryies a small, cheap but important secondary experiment: a single 10x10cm electronics board with 12 computer flash memories, made up of three examples of four different types, each purchased for a few euros.
Known as Chimera, this experiment will test how such 'commercial-off-the-shelf' parts cope with bombardments of high-energy electrically charged atomic particles from the Sun and deep space. A specially space-qualified monitoring chip will record the performance of the dozen memories.
"Interaction with charged particles can induce 'bit flips' in computer memory, introducing errors," explains Chimera team member Tomasz Szewczyk.
"We perform ground testing and software modelling to understand how different components are affected by radiation, but nothing beats real testing in space.
"There's an increasing push to use more off-the-shelf parts in orbit because they are theoretically cheaper and more capable than space-designed parts, but there are question marks over their reliability.
"For instance, different batches of the same part may have radically different reactions to charged particles, based on small variations in the raw materials or the manufacturing process. That's why we are flying three versions of each memory."
Once it became clear there was a chance to fly on GomX-4B, Chimera was built and tested in a year, with ESA's data engineers working together with quality assurance experts. The board was assembled by certified ESA engineers, with environmental testing for launch and space conditions using shaker tables and thermal–vacuum chambers.
"ESA missions have already been using a lot of different off-the-shelf parts, certainly across the last two decades," comments computer scientist Gianluca Furano. "All the mass memory of currently flying missions is made up of purely commercial flash devices, for instance.
"And right now there are some component areas wh ere we simply don't have any space-qualified alternative. The problem is that off-the-shelf parts need to undergo a lot of testing in order to be sure they'll meet the necessary performance and reliability, and this can mean their per-unit cost actually ends up much higher."

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Onboard_Computer_and_Data_Handling/CHIMERA_Board

CHIMERA (Cubesat Highly Integrated MEmory Radiation Assurance) is an internal ESTEC (TEC-QEC/EDD) experiment planned for launch on 16th of August on board of GOMX-4B CubeSat. The goal of the experiment is to test in-space COTS SPI memories. Twelve memories were selected for that (three of each will fly): LE25U40CMC (ONSemi FLASH ), FM25W256 (Cypress FRAM), 23LC1024 (Microchip SRAM), N25S830H (ONSemi SRAM). In-space testing includes monitoring the number of SEUs/MBUs, SEFIs and Latch-Ups.

The CHIMERA board has PC104 CubeSat format and can be divided into two parts: radiation tolerant monitoring circuit and array of twelve memories under test - Figure 1 shows the block diagram. The board requires low resources: mass is 60.8 gr, power consumption of 62mW nom. and produces 10kB of telemetry per day.
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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 3 ч. назад

China's Zhang Heng 1 satellite is expected to be launched in about 5 hours. The satellite is named after Han dynasty polymath Zhang Heng (78-139)

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As well as Zhang Heng, Ada amd Maryam, the CZ-2D launch will cary two Danish built satellites and two Chinese cubesats.

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GOMSpace of Aalborg built the Ulloriaq ('Star') imaging satellite for the Danish FMI military procurement agency and the GOMX-4B tech sat for ESA

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The cubesats are Shaonian Xing for the China Junior Star Project and FengMaNiu 1 for Shenzhen Link Aerospace (深圳市翎客航天技术有限公司)

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По счетчику Satellogic до пуска три минуты: http://adamaryam.satellogic.com/

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На 9ifly пишут - пуск состоялся.

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15:50:02 по местному времени.

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 Cosmic Penguin‏ @Cosmic_Penguin  2 мин. назад

This launch has apparently occurred on time (0750-ish UTC). Official confirmation pending.

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che wi пишет:
15:50:02 по местному времени.

Если это не шутка юмора, конечно.

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Имеется устное заявление неизвестной достоверности об успешном пуске.

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http://bbs.9ifly.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=20&page=15&authorid=33710

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И первая фотография запуска. Что-то зима нынче в пустыне Гоби бесснежная совсем.

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Zhangheng-1 успешно выведен, согласно заметке.

http://china.cnr.cn/gdgg/20180202/t20180202_524122770.shtml

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GomSpace‏ @GomSpace_Aps · 15m

The GOMX-4 Nanosatellites are now in orbit!

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Все-таки в 15:51. Вроде официально уже.

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joac‏ @_joac 5 мин. назад

Ya hay beacons!!! Ada y Maryam estan operativos!!! Excelentes noticias!

Juan Luis Cano‏ @astrojuanlu 3 мин. назад

THERE ARE BEACONS! @Satellogic

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China launches electromagnetic satellite to study earthquake precursors

JIUQUAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday launched its first seismo-electromagnetic satellite to study seismic precursors, which might help establish a ground-space earthquake monitoring and forecasting network in the future.

A Long March-2D rocket launched at 15:51 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in northwest China's Gobi Desert, carried the 730-kilogram China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (CSES) into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 500 kilometers.

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http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/26385.html

航天科技

一箭六星！我国成功发射电磁监测试验卫星"张衡一号"

2018-02-02   



北京时间2018年2月2日15时51分，我国在酒泉卫星发射中心用长征二号丁运载火箭将电磁监测试验卫星"张衡一号"发射升空，卫星顺利进入预定 轨道，发射任务获得圆满成功。"张衡一号"的成功发射，使我国成为世界上少数拥有在轨运行高精度地球物理场探测卫星的国家之一。

"张衡一号"卫星主要用于监测全球空间电磁场、电离层等离子体、高能粒子沉降等物理现象，探索、研究、提取与地震前兆相关的空间环境信息，为未来建立地震前兆电磁监测卫星业务化系统进行技术准备。同时，卫星探测的数据也能为空间物理和地球物理研究提供重要数据支持。

"张衡一号"卫星工程由国防科工局组织实施。卫星、运载火箭分别由中国航天科技集团有限公司所属航天东方红卫星有限公司、上海航天技术研究院研制； 地面系统数据接收及处理相关任务由中国资源卫星应用中心和中国科学院遥感与数字地球研究所共同承担；应用系统建设及运行由中国地震局负责。

据了解，此次任务还搭载发射了2颗乌拉圭NewSat卫星、2颗丹麦GOMX-4卫星、1颗FMN-1卫星和1颗少年星一号等6颗中外小卫星。

此次发射是长征系列运载火箭的第266次飞行。
（本文来源：军报记者）

Китай успешно запустил спутник для мониторинга электромагнитного мониторинга «Чжан Хэн Один»

2018-02-02

В 15:51 2 февраля 2018 года в Китае запущен экспериментальный спутник электромагнитного мониторинга «Zhangheng-1» из Центре запуска спутников Цзюцюань с использованием ракеты Long March II D. Спутник успешно вышел на запланированную орбиту, и миссия была успешно завершена. Успешный запуск «Zhangheng One» сделал нашу страну одной из немногих стран в мире, которая имеет на орбите высокоточный геофизический разведочный спутник.

Спутник «Zhangheng-1» в основном используется для мониторинга физических явлений, таких как электромагнитные поля в глобальном пространстве, ионосферная плазма и высокоэнергетические частицы, а также для изучения и извлечения информации о космической среде, связанной с прекурсорами землетрясений, с целью создания спутников электромагнитного мониторинга на будущее. ...

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Эта миссия также вывела шесть китайских и иностранных малых спутников, включая два спутника Аргентины НьюСат, два датских спутника GOMX-4, один спутник FMN-1 и один юношеский наноКА.

Состоявшийся запуск - это 266-й полет ракеты-носителя Long March.

(Источник: газета "Армейский репортер" )

Код миссии - 01-89

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CGWIC‏ @CGWIC 19 мин. назад
h! LM-2D launched Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite and 6 other Satellite successfully. Thank you for choosing our services @Satellogic @GomSpace_Aps @BeijingLinkSpace @BeijingCommSat

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Juan Pedro Fisanotti‏ @fisadev 10 мин. назад

Ada and Maryam going into space! We already got beacons from them, everything seems to be working. @Satellogic's space family has grown    (awesome photo by @GomSpace_Aps, makers of other satellites launched by the same rocket. Congrats to them too!)

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Linkspace‏ @Linkspace_China 13 мин. назад

The FMN-1 panoramic camera satellite was launched from the JiuQuan satellite launch center today (15:51) on a Long March 2-D Y-13 launch vehicle. We will see the panoramic photo and video in a week

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Andrew Jones‏ @AJ_FI 49 мин. назад

China successfully launched at 07:50 UTC a seismo-electromagnetic probe Zhangheng-1 along with GomX-4A & 4B for #ESA & @GomSpace_Aps of Denmark, and commercial CubeSats for @Satellogic & @Linkspace_China & a student project. Article: https://goo.gl/XE2eY3

Video

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Дополненная статья от Синьхуа на английском

China launches electromagnetic satellite to study earthquake precursors

JIUQUAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday launched its first seismo-electromagnetic satellite to study seismic precursors, which might help establish a ground-space earthquake monitoring and forecasting network in the future.

A Long March-2D rocket launched at 15:51 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in northwest China's Gobi Desert, carried the 730-kilogram China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (CSES) into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 500 kilometers.

Known as Zhangheng 1 in Chinese, it will help scientists monitor the electromagnetic field, ionospheric plasma and high-energy particles for an expected mission life of five years, said Zhao Jian, a senior official with China National Space Administration (CNSA).

The satellite is named after Zhang Heng, a renowned scholar of the East Han Dynasty (25-220), who pioneered earthquake studies by inventing the first ever seismoscope in the year 132.

Zhangheng 1 will record electromagnetic data associated with earthquakes above 6 magnitude in China and those above 7 magnitude around the world, in a bid to identify patterns in the electromagnetic disturbances in the near-Earth environment, Zhao said.

Covering the latitude area between 65 degrees north and 65 degrees south, it will focus on Chinese mainland, areas within 1,000 kilometers to China's land borders and two major global earthquake belts.

Zhangheng 1 was funded by CNSA, developed by China Earthquake Administration (CEA) and produced by DFH Satellite Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).

Based on a CAST2000 platform, Zhangheng 1 is a cubic satellite, 1.4 meters on each side. It has a single solar panel and six booms, which will deploy and keep electromagnetic detectors more than 4 meters away from the satellite, said Zhou Feng, a senior manager with DFH Satellite Company.

It carries a high-precision magnetometer, a search-coil magnetometer and electric field probes to measure components and intensity of the magnetic and electric fields. It is also equipped with a Langmuir probe, a plasma analyzer, a GNSS occultation receiver and a tri-band beacon to measure in-situ plasma and ionospheric profile as well, Zhou said.

It also carries high-energy particle detectors, some of which are provided by Italian partners, and a magnetic field calibration device developed in Austria, according to Zhou.

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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/02/c_136944782.htm

China launches first shared education satellite
Source: Xinhua | 2018-02-02 16:23:48 | Editor: Lifang

JIUQUAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's first shared education satellite, Young Pioneer 1, carried by the Long March-2D rocket, was launched into space from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Friday afternoon.

The 3-kg CubeSat (100 * 100 * 340mm), Young Pioneer 1, enters an orbit of 502 km above the Earth. The rocket also carried Zhangheng 1, an electromagnetic satellite to study earthquake data, and five other miniaturized satellites.

Young Pioneer 1 was manufactured and tested by Commsat, a Beijing-based private satellite company funded by the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

It will perform wireless storage and transmission of radio waves at UV frequency, space imaging and the verification of user links to the Internet of Things, said Xie Tao, founder and CEO of Commsat.

After in-orbit tests, Young Pioneer 1 will share its data resources with primary and secondary schools and other education institutions equipped with sub-stations in China. It will provide students with experiences like wireless communication and space photography, Xie said.

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Satellogic‏ @Satellogic 7 мин. назад

Sucessfull launch . Ada & Maryam are talking to us!

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http://russian.news.cn/2018-02/02/c_136944883.htm

Срочно: Китай осуществил запуск электромагнитного спутника для изучения сейсмических предвестников
2018-02-02 17:15:41丨Russian.News.Cn

Цзюцюань, 2 февраля /Синьхуа/ -- Сегодня в 15:51 с космодрома Цзюцюань /Северо-Западный Китай/ с помощью ракеты-носителя "Чанчжэн-2Г" /серия "Великий поход"/ был произведен запуск первого в Китае сейсмо-электромагнитного спутника для изучения сейсмических предвестников.

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http://russian.news.cn/2018-02/02/c_136944884.htm

Китай запустил первый спутник совместного образования
2018-02-02 17:15:41丨Russian.News.Cn

Цзюцюань, 2 февраля /Синьхуа/ -- В пятницу во второй половине дня с космодрома Цзюцюань /Северо-Западный Китай/ с помощью ракеты-носителя "Чанчжэн-2Г" /серия "Великий поход"/ был произведен успешный запуск первого в Китае спутника совместного образования "Шаоняньсин-1" /"Юный пионер"/.

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manu‏ @manulandico 15 мин. назад

Succesful launch and already getting telemetry @satellogic

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Bruno Sánchez-A Nuño‏Подлинная учетная запись @brunosan 37 мин. назад

Here, #ada (left) & #Maryam (right) singing back to @Satellogic headquarters via Svalbard (artic)

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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/02/c_136944964.htm

Chinese, Italian presidents congratulate each other on successful launch of electromagnetic satellite
Source: Xinhua | 2018-02-02 18:24:24 | Editor: Lu Hui

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian President Sergio Mattarella congratulated each other Friday on the successful launch of a China-Italy cooperative electromagnetic satellite, known as Zhangheng 1 in Chinese.

In his message, Xi said that China and Italy have achieved major results in cooperation on the seismo-electromagnetic satellite project, a significant embodiment of China-Italy comprehensive strategic partnership.

The achievements will greatly enhance the two countries' ability to monitor the Earth's electromagnetic environment using space technology, and will play an important role in earthquake alert and disaster prevention and alleviation, so as to facilitate the socio-economic development of the two countries.

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Satellogic‏ @Satellogic 20 мин. назад

Ada & Maryam are going into space... #adaymaryam #hayBeacons #satellites

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GomSpace‏ @GomSpace_Aps 34 мин. назад

We are happy to announce that we have now established radio contact with the GOMX-4 nanosatellites!

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http://russian.news.cn/2018-02/02/c_136945042.htm

Китай запустил первый спутник совместного образования /подробная версия/
Цзюцюань, 2 февраля /Синьхуа/ -- В пятницу во второй половине дня с космодрома Цзюцюань /Северо-Западный Китай/ с помощью ракеты-носителя "Чанчжэн-2Г" /серия "Великий поход"/ был произведен успешный запуск первого в Китае спутника совместного образования "Шаоняньсин-1" /"Юный пионер"/.
Трехкилограммовый Кубсат /100*100*340 мм/ "Шаоняньсин-1" вывели на орбиту высотой 502 км. На борту ракеты-носителя также находились сейсмо-электромагнитный спутник для изучения сейсмических предвестников "Чжанъхэн-1", и еще пять миниспутников.
"Шаоняньсин-1" был разработан пекинской частной спутниковой компанией Commsat, финансируемой Сианьским институтом точной оптической аппаратуры при Академии наук Китая.
Его главные функции заключаются в беспроводном хранении и передаче радиоволн на УФ-частоте, космической визуализации и проверке ссылок пользователей на Интернет вещей, заявил основатель и генеральный директор компании Commsat Се Тао.
После испытаний на орбите "Шаоняньсин-1" будет обмениваться своими ресурсами данных с начальными и средними школами и другими учебными заведениями, оснащенными подстанциями в Китае. Благодаря ему учащиеся получат навыки в сфере беспроводной связи и космической фотографии, сообщил Се Тао.

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che wi пишет:

Igor Ezhov ‏ @dexterdr · 19h

В пятницу #ESA запустит миниатюрный спутник GomX-4B, одной из задач которого будет проверка работоспособности бытовой компьютерной памяти в жестких условиях космоса. Всего будут протестированы 12 чипов четырех типов, стоимостью по несколько евро каждый.

(CHIMERA — Cubesat Highly Integrated MEmory Radiation Assurance)

Небольшая ремарка - судя по фото, это не "бытовая компьютерная память", а EEPROM или FLASH (12 штук в линейку), которую используют в микросистемах. Шесть больших блямб - буферы, или преобразователи уровней. Проц - древний, как г..но мамонта, Атмега в радстойком исполнении. Технология изготовления платы сделала бы честь разве 70-м годам прошлого века. Вопщем, миг открытий чудных - он вперде.  


ЗЫ. А, извиняюсь, там ешё и SRAM с последовательным доступом имеется.
Интересно, нафиг в космосе такое добро нужно?..

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http://russian.news.cn/2018-02/03/c_136946355.htm

Китай запустил электромагнитный спутник для изучения предвестников землетрясений
2018-02-03 12:55:41丨Russian.News.Cn
Цзюцюань, 3 февраля /Синьхуа/ -- Китай в пятницу запустил свой первый сейсмо-электромагнитный спутник для изучения предвестников землетрясений, который может содействовать созданию системы мониторинга и предсказания землетрясений земля-космос в будущем.
Ракета-носитель "Чжанчжэн-2D" /"Великий поход-2D"/, запущенная с космодрома Цзюцюань в пустыне Гоби на северо-западе Китая, вывела 730-килограммовый китайский сейсмо-электромагнитный спутник "Чжанхэн-1" на гелиосинхронную орбиту на высоте около 500 км.
Как сообщил чиновник Китайского национального космического управления Чжао Цзянь, спутник предназначен для мониторинга электромагнитного поля, ионосферной плазмы и высокоэнергетических частиц в течение пяти лет - именно столько, как ожидается, продлится его миссия.
Спутник "Чжанхэн-1" был разработан компанией DFH Satellite при пятом институте Китайского объединения космических технологий и по своему техническому оснащению соответствует передовому мировому уровню.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/02/02/china-lofts-earthquake-research-craft-with-cluster-of-smaller-satellites/

China lofts earthquake research craft with cluster of smaller satellites
February 2, 2018 Stephen Clark


A Long March 2D rocket lifted off Friday with seven satellites. Credit: Xinhua/Wang Jiangbo

A Chinese Long March 2D rocket successfully delivered seven satellites into a 300-mile-high (500-kilometer) orbit Friday, boosting international missions to measure seismic signals that could help predict future earthquakes, take detailed imagery of planet Earth and test compact camera, propulsion and radio technology.

The main payload carried aboard the two-stage Long March 2D rocket was Zhangheng 1, a Chinese-built satellite designed to sense precursor signals emitted before earthquakes, research that could eventually lead to quake predictions.

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Nine scientific instruments aboard the 1,600-pound (730-kilogram) Zhangheng 1 spacecraft will measure Earth's magnetic field, plasma and other particles to search for disturbances triggered in the early stages of underground seismic events.

Also known as the China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite, or CSES, the mission was developed in partnership between Chinese and Italian scientists fr om the China Earthquake Administration and the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics.

The joint mission is part of a collaboration between the China National Space Administration and the Italian Space Agency, or ASI.

Named for Zhang Heng, an ancient Chinese scholar who pioneered earthquake detection, the Zhangheng 1 satellite will monitor Earth's ionosphere, a region at the boundary between the atmosphere and space. Scientists will search for waves in the ionosphere's plasma and magnetic field environment that could be linked to tremors and volcanic eruptions far below.

"Zhangheng 1 cannot be used to predict earthquakes directly, but it will help prepare the research and technologies for a ground-space earthquake monitoring and forecasting system in the future," said Zhao Jian, a senior official at the China National Space Administration, in a report published by China's state-run Xinhua news agency.

Zhangheng 1's mission is expected to last five years.

"Zhangheng 1, with a wider coverage and better electromagnetic environment from space, will be an important supplement to earthquake monitoring in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and sea areas that cannot be fully covered by the ground observation network," said Shen Xuhui, deputy chief designer of Zhangheng 1 and chief engineer of the Institute of Crustal Dynamics at the China Earthquake Administration, according to Xinhua.


Artist's illustration of the Zhangheng 1 satellite. Credit: CNSA/CEA/ASI/INFN

Detecting weak disturbances in the ionosphere triggered by seismic activity requires highly-precise instrumentation.

One of Zhangheng 1's largest science payloads, a high-energy particle detector, was developed by Italian scientists. Several other Chinese-built sensors were tested in a plasma chamber in Rome before their installation on the spacecraft.

Once in space, Zhangheng 1 was expected to deploy six instrument booms to a length of more than 13 feet, or 4 meters, to ensure the sensors are well away from magnetic field disturbances generated by the spacecraft itself. Engineers also designed the satellite to use components, such as titanium screws, to minimize their magnetic effects on Zhangheng 1's sensitive instruments, Xinhua reported.

Italian officials nicknamed their part in the mission the "Limadou collaboration" for Matteo Ricci, a 16th century Italian missionary and explorer who traveled to China, wh ere he was known as Li Madou.

In a statement released after Friday's launch, the Italian space agency said the Zhangheng 1 mission will also aid in the study of solar physics and cosmic rays.

Six other satellites rode into orbit with Zhangheng 1 on a Chinese Long March 2D launcher.

The 134-foot-tall (41-meter) rocket lifted off at 0751 GMT (2:51 a.m. EST; 3:51 p.m. Beijing time) Friday from the Jiuquan space center in northwestern China's Inner Mongolia region.

The rideshare launch opportunity was provided by China Great Wall Industry Corp., a government-owned company responsible for marketing Chinese launch services to commercial and international customers.

Approximately 12 minutes after launch, the satellites were placed into orbit around 500 kilometers (300 miles) above Earth on a track inclined 97.3 degrees to the equator.

Two European CubeSats, each the size of a cereal box, were deployed by the Long March 2D's upper stage. Named GomX-4A and GomX-4B, the satellites were built by GomSpace in Denmark.


Artist's illustration of the GomX-4 satellites. Credit: GomSpace

GomX-4A will collect data for the Danish Ministry of Defense on airplane and ship movements over the Arctic region, and GomX-4B is an experimental nanosatellite funded by the European Space Agency.

The twin satellites will fly in long-distance formation — GomX-4B will do the maneuvering — at a range of up to 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers) to test an S-band radio link between the craft. GomX-4B carries miniature cold-gas thrusters to guide its flight away from GomX-4A, along with a hyperspectral multi-color camera, a star tracker and components that will be checked to gauge their susceptibility to space radiation, according to ESA.

The GomX-4 satellites build on experience gathered on a predecessor nanosatellite named GomX-3 released from the International Space Station in 2015.

"Unlike GomX-3, GomX-4B will change its orbit using cold-gas thrusters, opening up the prospect of rapidly deploying future constellations and maintaining their separations, and flying nanosatellites in formations to perform new types of measurements from space," said Roger Walker, head of ESA's CubeSat program.

GomSpace said its ground team established contact with both satellites around six hours after their liftoff from China.

"The GomX-4B satellite is the most advanced satellite design we have initiated to date and we are very happy that ESA will participate in this project that will demonstrate possibilities of satellites flying in formation," said Niels Buus, CEO of GomSpace. "We are very happy to work with ESA and together take the nanosatellite technology to a new level.

"Also, we look forward to working closely with (the Danish Ministry of Defense) on this exciting project and jointly develop and demonstrate the GomX-4A mission," Buus said in a statement. "Our satellite and radio technologies are a perfect match for monitoring the vast and remote arctic area with the satellite flying over the scene every 90 minutes."

The ÑuSat 4 and ÑuSat 5 microsatellites owned by Satellogic, an Argentine company, were also aboard the Long March 2D rocket launched Friday.

Nicknamed Ada and Maryam, the satellites were built in Montevideo, Uruguay, and each weighed around 80 pounds (37 kilograms). The ÑuSat 4 and ÑuSat 5 satellites join three others launched on two Chinese rocket missions in May 2016 and June 2017.

Satellogic confirmed the ÑuSat 4 and ÑuSat 5 satellites were alive in orbit after Friday's launch.

Satellogic intends to deploy dozens, and potentially hundreds, of satellites in the next few years to collect high-resolution and hyperspectral imagery to aid urban planners, emergency responders, crop managers, and scientists tracking the effects of climate change.

The hyperspectral imager aboard each ÑuSat is tuned to measure the chemical composition of what it sees on Earth, helping identify pollutants, plants, building materials and other features.

Two CubeSats named FMN 1 and Shaonian Xing also launched Friday for Chinese start-up companies.

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http://spaceflight101.com/long-march-2d-launches-zhangheng-1/

Chinese Long March 2D Launches Earthquake Research Satellite & Six MicroSatellites
February 2, 2018


Photo: Xinhua

China launched a Long March 2D rocket fr om the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Friday, carrying a group of seven satellites fr om China, Italy, Argentina and Denmark including an innovative experiment to study the ionospheric precursors of Earthquakes to evaluate whether forecasting of strong Earthquakes will be possible fr om an orbital vantage point.

Friday's launch occurred at 7:51 UTC from Jiuquan's Launch Complex 43 and the two-stage rocket was headed to the south west toward a 500-Kilometer orbit from wh ere its payloads will operate. Chinese state media declared the launch successful not long after the vehicle achieved orbit and the first payload teams confirmed signals from their satellites were being received.

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It marked the sixth orbital space launch conducted by the Chinese this year out of a total of 15 space shots already conducted around the world with China leading over the U.S. that conducted four launches so far.


Image: CAST

Friday's launch placed into orbit the China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (CSES) "Zhangheng-1", the next two satellites of the commercial Aleph-1 imaging constellation operated by Satellogic, the GOMX 4A and 4B duo experimenting with inter-satellite communications & stationkeeping, and the Chinese FengMaNiu 1 and Shaonian Xing CubeSats completing technology demonstration and outreach missions via amateur radio equipment.

Zhangheng-1 is a 730-Kilogram, multi-instrument satellite named after Han Dynasty scholar Zhang Heng, setting out to complete a comprehensive study of the ionospheric precursors of Earthquakes using particle, magnetic & electric field and plasma sensors. The satellite, baselined for a five-year science mission, is based on the CAST2000 satellite platform and was developed by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the China Earthquake Administration and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) which provided the High-Energy Particle Detector instrument.


Global Seismic Hazard Map – Credit: GSHAP

The reliable prediction of Earthquakes brings the potential of saving hundreds if not thousands of lives every year, but so far only came with false starts and methodology based on flawed science. However, promising leads have been found in data from orbiting satellites that showed Earth's crust may be giving hints before large tremors in the form of electromagnetic anomalies that will then percolate through Earth's ionosphere up to altitudes of several hundred Kilometers wh ere they can be detected between a few minutes to a few days before an Earthquake.

But so far, these ionospheric signatures, like increases in total electron count, have only been spotted in data analysis after the fact. And even worse, the mechanism creating the electromagnetic disturbances is not yet agreed upon by scientists – making prediction of Earthquakes before they occur next to impossible without a collecting a large data set to validate hypotheses formed through laboratory testing.


Image: CAST

Scientists conducted a number of small-scale tests wh ere they inducted stress into igneous rock to provoke the electromagnetic signature they thought came as a result of heat stress in the build-up to an earthquake. And indeed, they found the resulting electromagnetic signals match the characteristics seen in ionospheric data, pointing to the likely source of the precursor signals to be the creation of temporary semi-conducting properties in Earth's crust.

As a result of temperature stress, peroxy bonds between a pair of oxygen atoms break and the created radicals pull electrons from their surroundings – leaving positively charged holes that percolate in a chain reaction and create a wave detectable from afar.

Whether it will be possible to identify the magnitude, location and time of Earthquakes in advance remains a debate within the scientific community as there are a number of critics who believe the ionospheric signals obtained to date could fall into the noise created within the Earth-and Atmosphere system. Nevertheless, even skeptics have identified further areas of study to fully explore whether ionospheric precursors are a real phenomenon.


Image: CSES Project

The Zhangheng-1 mission will collect a comprehensive data set on electromagnetic fields and waves, plasma and particle perturbations of the atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere induced by natural sources and anthropogenic factors. This will permit a detailed correlation with the occurrence of seismic events as well as a general investigation of ionospheric structure and dynamics in response to external drivers like the influence of the sun and forcing from below (through weather systems in the dense atmosphere).

The CAST-2000 small satellite platform is designed to accommodate a variety of high-performance payloads up to 600 Kilograms, providing flexibility to host different payloads including remote sensing, communications and navigation payloads. Zhangheng-1 combines nine different instruments to collect a detailed picture of energetic particles, electric & magnetic waves and plasma dynamics: a pair of High-Energy Particle Detectors (HEPD, HEPP) measure the influx and energy spectrum of energetic particles, a Search-Coil Magnetometer (SCM) and a High Precision Magnetometer (HPM) provide the magnetic field vector and field strength, an Electric Field Detector (EFD) measures the same components of the electric field, a Plasma analyzer and a Langmuir probe are tasked with the measurement of plasma disturbances, and a GNSS Occultation instrument & VHF/UHF/L-band beacon measure the column density of electrons above and below the satellite.


Image: Satellogic

Riding shotgun on Friday were Ada & Maryam, the fourth and fifth NuSat satellites joining the Aleph-1 Earth Observation Satellite Constellation operated by Satellogic to collect multi-band imagery of Earth for the commercial market. 43 x 45 x 75 centimeters in size with a mass of 37 Kilograms, ÑuSat-4 and 5 host a powerful imaging payload capable of collecting panchromatic and full-color images of Earth at a one-meter ground resolution across a 5-Kilometer swath. Hyperspectral imaging is possible at 30-meter spatial and 5-nanometer spectral resolution and the satellites have a thermal infrared system for ground temperature measurements.

Satellogic used the initial three-satellite constellation established in 2016/17 to validate the space and ground segment needed for a rapid turnaround of data for operational services and is now pressing into deployment of the operational constellation. The company plans to launch up to 25 satellites that would enable a global revisit time of 1.2 hours with future proposals calling for 100- or even 300-strong constellations to further cut revisit times to only a few minutes.

>> Aleph-1 Constellation Overview


GOMX-4 Satellites – Image: GOMSpace


GOMX-4B – Photo: GOMSpace

Four CubeSats were on Friday's Long March 2D mission: the Danish GOMX 4A and 4B pair, both 6U CubeSats, and the FengMaNiu 1 and Shaonian Xing triple-unit CubeSats from China.

GOMX 4A and 4B will complete an innovative technology demonstration to pave the way toward the management and operation of large satellite formations via inter-satellite communications. The two satellites were commissioned under separate contracts between GOMSpace and the Danish Ministry of Defence (4A) and GOMSpace and the European Space Agency (4B), though both will work together in orbit.

GOMX 4A, nicknamed Ulloriaq – the Greenlandic word for Star, will employ an aeronautical monitoring system capturing ADS-B signals from aircraft, and a ship-tracking system using the Automatic Identification System for monitoring activities in the arctic region for the Danish Ministry of Defence while also engaging in an inter-satellite communications experiment with its near-twin, GOMX 4B.

The 4B Satellite hosts four 1-millinewton cold gas thrusters fed from a Butane tank to demonstrate relative orbit control to follow the 4A satellite and set up different distances for the inter-satellite communications experiment using a software defined radio system demonstrated on an earlier GOMX mission. The same system also doubles as a space-to-ground link to eliminate the need for two separate systems and enable high-speed data downlink to the ground. Testing of the 6Mbit/s inter-satellite link will be performed at 100km intervals up to distances of 4,500 Kilometers via maneuvering by the 4B satellite using a total delta-v budget of 15m/s provided by the cold gas propulsion system.

GOMX 4B also serves as the first flight mission for HyperScout, a miniature, high-performance hyperspectral imaging system for land and vegetation inspection.


HyperScout – Photo: COSINE

HyperScout was developed by COSINE Measurement Systems in the Netherlands and employs a miniaturized imaging system coupled with its own processing segment to go through initial data processing before data leaves the instrument – reducing the amount of downlink volume and directly delivering processed data products with consideration for missions of an operational nature.

Taking up a total volume of one CubeSat unit, HyperScout collects imagery in 45 bands between 400 and 1,000 nanometers across a wide swath of 164 Kilometers and with a ground resolution of 40 meters – enabling application in various areas like land surveys, vegetation monitoring, water resource management, and early warning of natural disasters.

The FengMaNiu 1 CubeSat was developed by Link Space Aerospace Technology to test out a series of new components including a pair of miniaturized panoramic cameras for still image and video collection. It will also serve as a repeater for the worldwide amateur radio community. Shaonian Xing, the "Youth Star", is an outreach mission of Sat-China to promote STEAM education and provide an opportunity to learn hands-on about satellite development and mission operations.


Photo: Xinhua

Friday's launch was the 266th flight of the Long March launcher family and the 38th for the Long March 2D variant that debuted back in 1992.

A member of the Long March family, the 2D vehicle was designed as a two-stage version of the Long March 4 launch vehicle, optimized for Low Earth and Sun Synchronous Orbit missions. Up until last December's partial failure, Long March 2D had kept a perfect success record.

CZ-2D is a two-stage rocket standing 41.1 meters tall, 3.35 meters in diameter and weighing around 232 metric tons at liftoff, capable of placing 3,500 Kilograms into Low Earth Orbit and 1,300kg into Sun Synchronous Orbit. Both Stages of the Long March 2D use Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine as propellants.

For the first 157 seconds of Flight, the vehicle is powered by its first stage, equipped with a YF-21C engine module that provides a thrust of 2,962 Kilonewtons and comprises four clustered YF-20C engines. The stage is 27.9 meters long, 3.35 meters in diameter and filled with 183 metric tons of Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine and Nitrogen Tetroxide Propellants for a total weight of the first stage at launch of 192,700kg.

After first stage burnout and jettison, the second stage starts controlling the flight. The upper Stage is 10.9 meters in length and has the standard CZ-2D diameter, holding around 52 metric tons of UDMH and NTO propellants at launch. The second stage is powered by a YF-24C main engine providing 742 Kilonewtons of thrust and a 47.1-Kilonewton four-chamber vernier engine for attitude control and circular orbit insertion capability. Long March 2D can be outfitted with two different payload fairings to accommodate payloads of different sizes with fairing diameters of 2.9 and 3.35 meters.

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SGS_67 пишет:
ЗЫ. А, извиняюсь, там ешё и SRAM с последовательным доступом имеется.
Интересно, нафиг в космосе такое добро нужно?..

В космосе - не нужно, а вот результат теста - много где пригодится.
И такая матрица ячеек для теста очень хорошо подходит

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Andrew Jones‏ @AJ_FI 7h ago

Commemorative postcard for last week's Long March 2D launch from Jiuquan of Zhangheng-1 seismo-electromagnetic probe, GomX-4A & 4B; Satellogic's NuSat-4 & 5, FMN-1 for Linkspace, & an educational sat developed by Commsat.

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Satellogic‏ @Satellogic 4h ago

Enjoy Maryam's first video, shot a few minutes after orbital injection!! Full version with an amazing finale:

https://vimeo.com/254861439?ref=tw-share ...

#adaymaryam #satellite

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Andrew Jones‏ @AJ_FI 44m ago

First image returned by 'Young Pioneer 1' (少年星一号), a Chinese shared educational satellite, from 502 km. The 3U-CubeSat was made by Commsat, a Beijing-based private satellite company with student involvement and launched on Feb 2 along with Zhangheng-1 (CSES) & others.

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GomSpace‏ @GomSpace_Aps 4 ч. назад

We're having a press conference this afternoon and celebrating a successful commissioning of GOMX-4. Much more news on this will follow in next days so keep an eye open.

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GomX-4 CubeSat commissioning

European Space Agency, ESA

Опубликовано: 18 апр. 2018 г.

ESA's latest mission has completed its in-orbit commissioning. The cereal-box-sized GomX-4B performed a transfer of data across hundreds of kilometres of space from its Danish twin.

Both of the nanosatellites were built by GomSpace in Denmark. GomX-4A, financed by the Danish Ministry of Defence, is focused on monitoring and imaging Denmark's Arctic territory. The ESA-backed GomX-4B is testing a micro-propulsion system as well as an inter-satellite radio link with its counterpart. It also carries other technology payloads, including a hyperspectral imager.

CubeSats are small satellites based around standard 10cm cubic units, but these two 'six-unit' CubeSats still required weeks of in-orbit testing once they reached space, just like full-sized missions.

GomSpace showed the satellites in action for the first time during a live press conference from their Aalborg headquarters on 12 April 2018. The retrieval process from GomX-4A to GomX-4B – and vice versa – down to Earth went according to schedule, confirming the satellite pair can share both data and images and send them home.

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http://spacenews.com/dutch-firm-cosine-releases-first-images-from-hyperspectral-camera-aboard-nanosatellite/

Dutch firm Cosine releases first images from hyperspectral camera aboard nanosatellite
by Brian Berger — April 19, 2018


This image of Cuba was taken by the HyperScout hyperspectral camera flying onboard the GomX-4B nanosatellite. Credit: Cosine Measurement Systems

COLORADO SPRINGS — Cosine Measurement Systems on April 19 released the first images from its HyperScout miniaturized hyperspectral camera flying since February on the experimental GomX-4B nanosatellite.

The camera, developed by an international consortium lead by the Dutch company Cosine, separates light into 45 wavelengths, a treasure-trove of information for managing irrigation, monitoring fire hazards and detecting floods, among other change-detection applications.

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A GomSpace GomX-4 cubesat measuring 30x20x10 centimeters

The host satellite, built by Danish cubesat specialist GomSpace, is a so-called 6U cubesat measuring 20x30x10 centimeters and weighing roughly eight kilograms. In addition to HyperScout, the European Space Agency-sponsored GomX-4B satellite also carries a miniaturized startracker for Innovative Solutions in Space, aircraft- and ship-tracking antennas developed by GomSpace and an ESA radiation hardening experiment.

The GomX-4B was launched with GomX-4A, a structural twin built under separate contract for the Danish Ministry of Defence, on a Chinese Chang Zheng-2D rocket Feb. 2 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China.

The 70-meter resolution images released April 19 were taken at pre-scheduled times, according to Cosine, resulting in two random locations being imaged: Scotland and Cuba.

Marco Beijersbergen, founder and managing director of Cosine, said in a press release accompanying the images that they are the first spectral images captured by a miniaturized hyperspectral camera aboard a such a small satellite.

Cosine said it will continue to calibrate the camera by imaging deserts and other landmarks with known hyperspectral characteristics and upload application software to demonstrate the camera's flexibility and utility.

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http://russian.news.cn/2018-05/14/c_137178127.htm

Спутник "Чжан Хэн-1" обеспечивает научную основу сейсмического мониторинга и прогнозирования в Китае
Пекин, 14 мая /Синьхуа/ -- Анализ переданных первым китайским спутником электромагнитного мониторинга "Чжан Хэн-1" данных предоставляет определенную научную основу для мониторинга и изучения сейсмической активности. Об этом корр. информагентства Синьхуа сообщили на днях на международному симпозиуме по случаю 10-й годовщины Вэньчуаньского землетрясения.
Итоги исследования показывают, что перед сильным землетрясением происходит изменение магнитного поля Земли. При мониторинге этих изменений спутником предоставляется научная основа в виде данных для наблюдения и изучения сейсмической активности, пояснил Шэнь Сюйхуэй, главный инженер Института динамики земной коры Государственного сейсмологического управления КНР.
По сравнению с наземными станциями, спутник способен осуществлять динамический мониторинг в глобальном масштабе.
По информации, спутник "Чжан Хэн-1" был запущен 2 февраля этого года с космодрома Цзюцюань на северо-западе Китая с помощью ракеты-носителя "Чанчжэн-2Г" /"Великий поход-2Г"/.

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Заместитель руководителя департамента системного проектирования Государственного космического управления КНР Чжао Цзянь сообщил, что к данному моменту Китай запустил серию спутников связи, способных обеспечить связь с пострадавшими районами, и не зависящих от наземной инфраструктуры на их территории.
"Китай самостоятельно разработал специальный телефон, позволяющий связаться с внешним миром во время серьезных стихийных бедствий. Новинка, несомненно, поможет кардинально поднять эффективность поисково-спасательных работ", - считает он.
Использование спутника дистанционного зондирования обеспечивает быстрый доступ к данным о рельефе и погодных условиях зоны бедствия, а также играет важную роль для развертывания поисково-спасательных операций.

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Космический аппарат завершил свою основную миссию

Как сообщило европейское космическое агентство ее кубсат GOMX 4B завершил выполнение своей основной миссии протестировав новые миниатюрные технологии, в том числе: межспутниковую связь (в качестве второго КА выступал GOMX 4A), гиперспектральную камеру, звездный датчик и бутановую двигательную установку. В целом в агентстве отметили, что несмотря на то, что работа КА в части отработки новой технологии окончена тем не менее он будет оставаться под управлением компанией GomSpace.

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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/30/c_138596011.htm

China's first electromagnetic satellite bears fruitful results
Source: Xinhua | 2019-11-30 21:49:32 | Editor: mingmei

BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- China's first seismo-electromagnetic satellite Zhangheng 1 has obtained fruitful electromagnetic data, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

The satellite has enabled China to obtain a global geomagnetic map and an ionospheric map with its own intellectual property rights.

It has obtained information about global ground artificial sources, magnetic storms and signals of earthquakes above 7 magnitude. It also helps with understanding the coupling mechanisms of the lithosphere, atmosphere and ionosphere.

Shen Xuhui, the chief scientist of the satellite, said China is expected to have three electromagnetic satellites in orbit by 2022, offering support for earthquake forecasting as well as space weather monitoring and warning.

Developed by DFH Satellite Co., Ltd. under the CASC, the satellite Zhangheng 1 was launched on Feb. 2, 2018.

The satellite was named after Zhang Heng, a renowned scholar of the East Han Dynasty (25-220), who pioneered earthquake studies by inventing the first-ever seismoscope in the year 132.

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http://russian.news.cn/2019-12/01/c_138596192.htm

Первый китайский спутник электромагнитного мониторинга "Чжан Хэн-1" приносит плодотворные результаты
2019-12-01 02:57:32丨Russian.News.Cn

Пекин, 30 ноября /Синьхуа/ -- Первый китайский спутник сейсмо-электромагнитного мониторинга "Чжан Хэн-1" получил полезные данные, сообщили в Китайской корпорации аэрокосмической науки и технологий /CASC/.

Данный спутник позволил Китаю получать глобальные карты геомагнитного поля Земли и ионосферы, на которые Китай обладает полными правами на интеллектуальную собственность.

Спутник получает информацию о глобальных наземных искусственных источниках ионизирующих излучений, магнитных бурях и сигналах землетрясений магнитудой свыше 7. Он также помогает в понимании механизмов связи литосферы, атмосферы и ионосферы.

Замглавного инженера проекта Шэнь Сюйхуэй сказал, что к 2022 году, как ожидается, Китай выведет на орбиту три спутника электромагнитного мониторинга, чтобы предоставить поддержку прогнозированию подземных толчков, а также предупреждению и мониторингу космической погоды.

Спутник "Чжан Хэн-1", разработанный компанией DFH Satellite при Китайской корпорации аэрокосмической науки и технологий, был запущен 2 февраля 2018 года.

Спутник был назван в честь Чжан Хэна, прославленного ученого, жившего в период династии Восточная Хань /25-220 гг./, который стоял у истоков исследований сейсмической активности Земли и в 132 году изобрел первый в мире сейсмоскоп.