[FPSPACE] Zi-Yuan 2C Launched. From Xinhua

Sat Nov 6 04:49:06 EST 2004

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/06/content_2184351.htm
China launches 3rd "ZY-2" resource satellite 

www.chinaview.cn 2004-11-06 11:47:17 
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    TAIYUAN, Nov. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- China successfully put its earth resource satellite, the third of ZY-2, into the orbit with a Chinese Long-March 4-B rocket that blasted off at 11:10 am Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. 

    The rocket and satellite separated 12 minutes after the rocket blasts off. The satellite has entered into orbit as scheduled, according to the data from Chinese ground controller, the Xi'an Satellite Monitor and Control Center, in northwest China, indicating the success of the launch

    The ZY-2, China's second transmitting-type remote sensing satellite, is mainly used for land resource surveying, environmental supervision and protection, city planning, crop yield assessment, disaster monitoring and space scientific experiment. 

    China has sent the first and second ZY-2 satellites on Sept. 1,2000 and Oct. 27 2002. They are still running in the orbit and have sent back plenty of data. 

    Compared with the previous two resource satellites, the third one has improved in overall performance and technology. 

    The Long-March 4-B carrier rocket is an upgraded version of theLong-March 4-A. The launch is the 82nd time that Long March carriers have been used and it is also the 40th continuous successes since China launched the first of its kind on Oct. 1996.Enditem 
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Following trnaslated by Babelfish from Chinese:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2004-11/06/content_2184198.htm
"The Chinese resources two 03 stars lift off the Long March rocket 40 secondary emissions to be successful"
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"New China net Taiyuan, November 6 - (Reporter Tian Zhaoyun) on 6th the morning, China independently develops "Chinese resources two" 03 stars four second grades launch vehicle to send in the outer space in the Taiyuan satellite launch center by "the Long March". --- 11 o'clock 10 minute, along with the launch site director "the ignition" order issuing, "the Long March" four second grades launch vehicle spray the dried orange flame to rise straight from the ground, the request lifts "Chinese resources two" 03 stars to fly to the deep blue sky. After 12 minutes, on the command control hall display monitor demonstrated that, the satellite and the rocket success separate. The Xi'an satellite observation and control center transmits the data indicated that, the satellite accurately entered solar synchronization to prearrange the track, the launch obtains successfully. --- "Chinese resources two" the satellite is ??? the remote sensing satellite, mainly uses in national territory domain and so on resources investigation, environmental monitoring and protection, urban planning, crops evaluates assets, takes measures against natural disasters disaster reduction and space science experiment. China once and on October 27, 2002 separately launched this model to September 1, 2000 01 stars and 02 stars. These two satellites still in the axle normal operation, have until now sent back the mass datas. 03 stars overall performance and the technical level compared with first two, had the improvement and the enhancement. In next period of time, too ?? will present "Chinese resources two" "Tristar high will illuminate" the situation. --- Uses in this secondary emission "Long March" four second grades launch vehicle, is in "the Long March" in the fourth armor launch vehicle foundation modified. This secondary emission is the Long March series launch vehicle 82nd flight, also has been continuously 40 secondary emissions is successful since October, 1996. (End)"
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2004-11/06/content_2184283.htm
""Chinese resources two" 03 stars smoothly lift off [ group chart ]"
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"On November 6 the morning, our country independently develops "Chinese resources two" 03 stars four second grades launch vehicle success to send in the outer space in the Taiyuan satellite launch center by "the Long March". Xinhua News Agency Reporter Li Gang absorbed --- New China net Beijing, November 6 - (Reporter Xi newly opened)"Chinese resources two" 03 stars on 6th to lift off from the Taiyuan satellite launch center. To this, the Chinese astronautics launch continuously 40 time has October obtained since, 1996 successfully, the launch success ratio achieved the world advanced level, this symbolized in the Chinese astronautics technology synthesis level leap a new stair. --- According to the statistics, China "Long March" the launch vehicle from April 24, 1970 the initial firing satellite, altogether has until now carried on 82 flights, the launch success ratio above 90%. Since specially in October, 1996, the Chinese astronautics domain comprehensively has strengthened the quality construction, continuously 40 secondary emissions, altogether 45 domestic and foreign satellites, 5 "the god boat" the airship have delivered the outer space, has created in the Chinese astronautics launch history magnificent record. At present, "the Long March" the series launch vehicle had 12 kind of models, can meet the needs which each kind of track, each kind of spacecraft launches. The new generation of launch vehicle development work also makes the significant progress, the essential technology had the breakthrough, both inherits the existing Long March rocket the mature technology, and will be able to be possible to duplicate the mother vehicle with the future which will use to link up, and will use, the non- pollution propellant non-toxic, will have the broad prospects for development. --- The Chinese satellite development technology further enhances, becomes the development using the satellite key, the spatial technology starts to move towards the industry. In the nearly 8 years 40 astronautics launches, China has launched the communication satellite, the meteorological satellite, the resources satellite, the navigation satellite, the oceanographic satellite, the science survey satellite, the natrium satellite and so on the many kinds of types application satellite. These satellites completely independently develop by China. --- Jiuquan, Taiyuan, the Xichang three big astronautics launch sites modernization degree unceasingly enhances, astronautics launch technology comprehensively jumps, not only can send ??, center, the low each kind of track spacecraft, moreover the launch cycle obviously reduces. Newly built manned vehicle launch site after 1998 official investment use, the success has launched 5 "the god boat" the airship, has realized the Chinese man-in-space flight project historical breakthrough. After Lu Haiji is a body modernized space instrumentation and command network completes repeatedly creates the good result, astronautics observation and control technology is situated the world advanced ranks. (End)"
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