[FPSPACE] Re: Re: China to launch (another!) satellite this week

[gunter.krebs at skyrocket.de]

Am 18.11.2004 um 08:58 Uhr haben Sie geschrieben:
> According to the original version of mentioned article in Chinese, cf.
>
> http://news.xinhuanet.com/st/2004-11/17/content_2229568.htm
>
> the name of this planned satellite is "Shiyan 2" (=Experiment 2, word
means
> also "test" or "experimental"), or name in more complete version
"Shiyan
> Weixing 2" (=Experimental satellite 2).
>
> This is rather confusing, as satellites of this series reached number
5,
> see:
>
> 1971-018A SY-1
> 1981-093A SY-2
> 1981-093B SY-2A
> 1981-093D SY-2B
> 1994-010A SY-4
> 1999-025B SY-5

Err..., this is the SJ (Shi Jian) series.

The SY (Shiyan) series was introduced early this year with SY-1.

I have no knowledge of the chinese language, but i think, there is a
difference in the meaning of Shi Jian and Shiyan, although often both
are translated with "experiment".

Gunter Krebs



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