On February 10, 2018, President Xi Jinping came to the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, went deep into the launch station and technical plant, visited and comforted the aerospace workers, and encouraged everyone to strengthen the ambition of serving the country in space, strengthen the belief in a space power, carry forward the spirit of "two bombs and one satellite" and the spirit of spaceflight, and create more Chinese miracles. In the past four years, Xichang astronauts have kept in mind President Xi's high hopes and entrustment, worked hard, and acted tirelessly, handing over a qualified answer sheet with solid work and new achievements. From now on, "Our Space" launched a series of reports, focusing on the hard work and struggle, glory and dreams of Xichang astronauts, please continue to pay attention.
Xichang Satellite Launch Center Xichang Launch Site in full of spring
In February, the land in western Sichuan is green and the water is blue, and the wind is warm. From Xichang to Wenchang, from the West Sichuan Plateau to coconut grove island, Xichang astronauts have never stopped chasing their dreams.
From the long five remote and three repeated flights, to the formation of a new generation of carrier rocket high-density launch capabilities; from the Beidou navigation satellite global network, to the Chinese space station soaring space; from the Tianwen-1 Mars landing, to the lunar exploration project "around, falling, back" successfully concluded...
Beautiful Wenchang Cosmodrome, the sea and the sky are colorful
In the past 4 years, they have kept in mind the chairman's expectations and entrustment to create more Chinese miracles.
In the past four years, Xichang Aerospace has achieved a new leap forward, started the third new journey of entrepreneurship, and made great strides towards the goal of world-class.
Dreaming of the stars and the sea, the success of major project construction is frequently reported
“5、4、3、2、1！ ignition! ”
On April 29, 2021, a huge roar resounded through the sea and the sky, and the Long March 5B carrier rocket carried the continental space station and the core module to the sky, the mission was a complete success, and China officially entered the era of the space station. The center presented the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party with excellent results, which greatly boosted the morale of the people.
The Long March 5B carrier rocket carried the continental space station and the core module to the sky
On May 29 and September 20 of the same year, the Tianzhou-2 and Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft once again took off from the Wenchang Cosmodrome of the center and successfully docked with the Tianhe core module, and the construction of the continental space station entered a critical stage of carrying forward the upper and lower levels.
Under the party flag, the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft was in transit
The Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft is transshipment
Self-reliance, innovation and transcendence. In the past four years, the Party Committee of Xichang Satellite Launch Center has judged the situation and made bold decisions, started the third new journey of entrepreneurship, and focused on accelerating the pace of construction of a world-class space launch site. "High score" ending, "wind and cloud" networking, casting "sky chain"... The take-off of the heavy weapons of one big country after another not only witnessed the rapid improvement of the comprehensive test launch capability here, but also made important contributions to serving the overall situation of national development and improving the well-being of mankind.
Xichang astronauts who pursue their dreams
"After these years of development, the center has developed into the home port of 'Beidou', 'Chang'e' and 'China PlanetAry Exploration', undertaking the launch task of the construction stage of the continental space station, and becoming the space launch center with the strongest launch capacity, the largest number of launches and the highest launch density on the mainland." The director of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center introduced, "In the follow-up, the center will also carry out the construction of supporting equipment and facilities around major projects such as a new generation of manned carrier rocket stations, heavy rocket stations, and commercial space stations, so as to provide strong support for China's future deep space exploration, planetary exploration, and space station construction, and make greater contributions to the pace of the Chinese nation's exploration of space." ”
Exploring the vast universe, "Chang'e" and "Tianwen" advanced into deep space
In the past four years, the self-reliant Xichang astronauts have continuously engraved the new height of China's aerospace on space.
"Chang'e 5 is back!" Back with the moon! In the early morning of December 17, 2020, the "Chang'e-5" returner, which has undergone many tests, successfully returned to the ground with lunar samples. Hearing the news, the Xichang astronauts were greatly excited and proud. The hour hand was turned back, and on November 24 of the same year, the "Chang'e 5" was successfully launched at the Wenchang Space Launch Site of the center.
The combination of the Long March 5 and Chang'e 5 is in transit
It is reported that the starting point of China's lunar exploration program began precisely at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, known as the "Moon City", from which all the lunar probes on the mainland flew to the "Moon Palace" in Kyaukjie. In the past four years, from the "Chang'e-4" probe to achieve the first soft landing of human probes on the far side of the moon, and then to the "Chang'e-5" successful completion of the mainland lunar exploration project "around, down, back" three-step final battle, Xichang astronauts will look at the moon for a thousand years of the Chinese nation and the moon closer and closer.
Sun Moon Ann genus? Lexing Ann Chen? The Millennium Question is now answered.
Recently, on the occasion of the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, a blessing that crossed 320 million kilometers "fell from the sky": the Tianwen-1 probe and the five-star red flag were once again framed in the same frame as the emblems of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. On July 23, 2020, "Tianwen-1" rushed to Mars, and Xichang astronauts achieved the debut of "Tianwen" Chinese dreaming of Mars, taking the first step in the mainland's independent planetary exploration.
"Tianwen-1" soared into the sky at the Wenchang Cosmodrome
In the "Tianwen-1" mission, the mainland will complete the "orbit, landing, and touring" at one time, which will be the first time in the history of human Exploration of Mars, and will also contribute more Chinese wisdom, Chinese solutions, and Chinese strength to promote the development of the world's space industry, to the peaceful use of space for mankind, and to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Tianwen-1 landed on Mars
The sea of stars, the stars for nine days. Nowadays, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center has become a new starting point for deep space exploration on the mainland, and there will be more "Chinese stars" in the vast universe.
The construction of the "space compass", Beidou global network is 100% successful
At 9:43 on June 23, 2020, with the successful launch of the 55th Beidou navigation satellite, the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system constellation was deployed half a year earlier than originally planned, and the Xichang Satellite Launch Center once again created a Chinese miracle.
The final battle of the Beidou network
In the past four years, the center has entered the launch and networking stage of the "Beidou-2" and "Beidou-3" satellite navigation systems, with an average of 5 navigation satellites launched every year, opening an intensive launch period. At the same time, they also need to undertake the tasks of other meteorological satellites, communication satellites, and lunar exploration satellites at the same time, not only to complete the task, but also to make no mistakes, and the challenge is not small.
In order to adapt to the high-density requirements of Beidou navigation and satellite launches, every system and post at the Xichang launch site has done its own work to the extreme.
Xichang Satellite Launch Center grows together with Beidou
"The center is the only home port of Beidou, and 44 Beidou launches have been 100% successful, with a total of 59 Beidou satellites flying into space from here." The chief engineer of xichang satellite launch center said, "Beidou networking has created a new record for the networking speed of global satellite navigation systems, and has once again created China's speed in the history of world space development." ”
Technology iterative upgrades, new rockets and new faces frequently appear
"Ignition! takeoff! "In the past 4 years, when new rockets have gone into space from here, people have gathered their eyes here, proud of them, and cheered for them.
On March 12 and December 23, 2021, the Long March 7 was successfully launched at the center, and this new type of carrier rocket was improved and developed by the Long March 7 for launching geosynchronous orbit satellites, known as the "high-orbit special train";
In the night, the Long March 7 was transformed into a Yao-2 carrier rocket and soared into the sky
On December 22, 2020, the long march 8, a new generation of carrier rockets in the mainland, ignited and took off at the center, improving the carrying capacity of the mainland rocket in the sun-synchronous orbit, and the launch mission of the new generation of carrier rockets during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period of China's aerospace was successfully concluded;
The Long March 8 carrier rocket rushed to space
On May 5, 2020, the Long March 5B successfully flew in the center, becoming the rocket with the largest carrying capacity in continental low-Earth orbit at present, laying a solid foundation for the construction of the continental space station in orbit...
One flight, one breakthrough, in silence, steadily leaping. At present, xichang satellite launch center has a complete modern measurement and development, measurement and control, communications, meteorology, and service and security "five major systems", can launch the Long March 3A series, Long March 5, Long March 7, Long March 8 and other more than 10 configuration rockets, can implement multi-orbit, multi-direction, multi-purpose spacecraft launch, built a set of organizational command, technical support, personnel training, quality control and other institutional norms, to achieve integration with the world-class space launch site.
The first flight of the Long March 5 B was successful
"We have always regarded the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and President Xi Jinping's important speech as the primary political task and long-term strategic task, and as the most distinctive theme of the new era of central endeavor, and we have grasped major events, promoted the system, and vigorously promoted." The secretary of the party committee of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center said, "In the past four years, all the astronauts of the center have kept in mind the expectations and entrustment of the chairman to create more Chinese miracles, and the space industry of the center has shown a trend of comprehensive development, accelerated development, innovative development and integrated development, and promoted the study and implementation of the system year by year, and has achieved new results year by year." In the future, we will make new contributions to Tiantuqiang, serve the country with space and create miracles again, so as to strive for China's aerospace industry to go to the world and deep space, to achieve the second centenary goal and build a space power. ”
Source | Our space
Author | Wang Sheng, Huang Guochang