BEIJING: China is making plans its first sea-launch of satellites, a Chinese aerospace legitimate mentioned on Wednesday.
Yang Yiqiang, commander-in-chief of the Long March-11 rockets venture of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, mentioned that 2018 would see 5 launches of Long March-11 rockets, with four missions for commercial payloads on land, and one at sea.
"The sea launch will meet the growing needs for launching near-equatorial and low-inclination satellites, and improve the rockets' adaptability," Yang mentioned.
"The solid-propellant Long March-11 rockets have strong quick-response ability with low prices, which provide better, competitive services in space commerce," state-run Xinhua information company quoted him as pronouncing.
Launches within the equator area are extra fuel-efficient. They cost less but call for a extra strong rocket efficiency, which is suffering from sea waves and high temperatures.
Wenchang, cantered at 11 stage east longitude and 19 degrees north latitude, in south China's Hainan Province, is the only launch centre near the ocean. As for missions with an inclination of zero to five degrees, the ocean launch will fill the space, the Xinhua record mentioned.
China started developing modern service rockets in 1956, and the Long March rockets have become the principle carriers for China's satellite launches.
Yang Yiqiang, commander-in-chief of the Long March-11 rockets venture of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, mentioned that 2018 would see 5 launches of Long March-11 rockets, with four missions for commercial payloads on land, and one at sea.
"The sea launch will meet the growing needs for launching near-equatorial and low-inclination satellites, and improve the rockets' adaptability," Yang mentioned.
"The solid-propellant Long March-11 rockets have strong quick-response ability with low prices, which provide better, competitive services in space commerce," state-run Xinhua information company quoted him as pronouncing.
Launches within the equator area are extra fuel-efficient. They cost less but call for a extra strong rocket efficiency, which is suffering from sea waves and high temperatures.
Wenchang, cantered at 11 stage east longitude and 19 degrees north latitude, in south China's Hainan Province, is the only launch centre near the ocean. As for missions with an inclination of zero to five degrees, the ocean launch will fill the space, the Xinhua record mentioned.
China started developing modern service rockets in 1956, and the Long March rockets have become the principle carriers for China's satellite launches.
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