China launches Earth observation satellite
China’s Long March 4C rocket today launched an Earth observation remote sensing satellite.
I think I need to put together an outline of all of China’s operational rockets. The 4C appears to be similar to the 4B, but knowing how it differs from their other rockets, and why they have each, would be helpful information.
The leaders in the 2018 launch standings:
14 China
8 SpaceX
5 Russia
5 ULA
China has once again pulled ahead of the U.S., 14-13, in the national standings.
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China’s Long March 4C rocket today launched an Earth observation remote sensing satellite.
I think I need to put together an outline of all of China’s operational rockets. The 4C appears to be similar to the 4B, but knowing how it differs from their other rockets, and why they have each, would be helpful information.
The leaders in the 2018 launch standings:
14 China
8 SpaceX
5 Russia
5 ULA
China has once again pulled ahead of the U.S., 14-13, in the national standings.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
Based on the Spaceflight Now launch schedule, it looks like this dicing for first place is likely to go on for much of the year.
Personally, I hope the Chinese Communists, who enslave 1.4 BILLION human beings, have lots of Soviet style N-1 launch events which destroy their infrastructures and kills their scientists.
MacArthur was right.
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Bob asked what the differences between the long march 4 variations were. Heres this.
https://chinaspacereport.com/launch-vehicles/cz4/
Mike Borden: I probably would have found this website when I began my research, but your comment eases my job considerably. Thank you. I am in the process of reading up on all their launch vehicles now.