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China-Beidou Satellite Launch
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China - March 9, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Rocket taking off
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Animation showing satellite in orbit
3. Sign showing "Xichang Satellite Launch Center"
4. Various of employees at work
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yang Changfeng, chief designer, BeiDou Navigation Satellite System:
"The Beidou system has been putting into use in new technologies such as the new generation telecommunication, blockchain, and artificial intelligence. We have focused on constantly developing the Beidou system's new application modes and new business forms, as well as its integration with the new economy."
6. Truck carrying rocket
7. Rocket being erected up at launch tower
8. Rocket being hoisted up
China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. People pouring disinfectant into container on unmanned vehicle
10. Various of unmanned vehicle spraying disinfectant
11. Unmanned aerial vehicle taking off
China launched a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 19:55 Monday (Beijing Time), paving the way for its completion and full global coverage in May.
The satellite, the 54th of the BeiDou family, was sent into a geostationary orbit as planned by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. It will go through the orbital transfer, in-orbit test, and test evaluation before it starts its service.
The BDS' development has gone through three stages so far, namely the BDS-1 stage, the BDS-2 stage, and the BDS-3 stage.
Excluding all the four test satellites of the BSD-1 constellation that have been decommissioned, and counting from the first satellite of the BDS-2 constellation, China has launched 54 BDS satellites by now.
The BDS-3 constellation consists of 24 medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites, three geostationary orbit satellites, and three inclined geosynchronous orbit satellites.
The newly launched satellite is the 29th networking satellite and the second geostationary orbit satellite. It will play an important role in satellite-based augmentation, short message communication, and precise point positioning.
"The Beidou system has been putting into use in new technologies such as the new generation telecommunication, blockchain, and artificial intelligence. We have focused on developing the Beidou system's new application modes and new business forms, as well as its integration with the new economy," said Yang Changfeng, chief designer of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System.
China has scheduled to launch the last geostationary orbit satellite in this May. By then, the country will complete the satellite deployment of the BDS-3 constellation for global coverage.
China-Beidou Satellite Launch
Dateline : March 9, 2020/Recent
Location : Sichuan,China
Duration : 2'13
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China - March 9, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Rocket taking off
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Animation showing satellite in orbit
3. Sign showing "Xichang Satellite Launch Center"
4. Various of employees at work
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yang Changfeng, chief designer, BeiDou Navigation Satellite System:
"The Beidou system has been putting into use in new technologies such as the new generation telecommunication, blockchain, and artificial intelligence. We have focused on constantly developing the Beidou system's new application modes and new business forms, as well as its integration with the new economy."
6. Truck carrying rocket
7. Rocket being erected up at launch tower
8. Rocket being hoisted up
China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. People pouring disinfectant into container on unmanned vehicle
10. Various of unmanned vehicle spraying disinfectant
11. Unmanned aerial vehicle taking off
China launched a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 19:55 Monday (Beijing Time), paving the way for its completion and full global coverage in May.
The satellite, the 54th of the BeiDou family, was sent into a geostationary orbit as planned by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. It will go through the orbital transfer, in-orbit test, and test evaluation before it starts its service.
The BDS' development has gone through three stages so far, namely the BDS-1 stage, the BDS-2 stage, and the BDS-3 stage.
Excluding all the four test satellites of the BSD-1 constellation that have been decommissioned, and counting from the first satellite of the BDS-2 constellation, China has launched 54 BDS satellites by now.
The BDS-3 constellation consists of 24 medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites, three geostationary orbit satellites, and three inclined geosynchronous orbit satellites.
The newly launched satellite is the 29th networking satellite and the second geostationary orbit satellite. It will play an important role in satellite-based augmentation, short message communication, and precise point positioning.
"The Beidou system has been putting into use in new technologies such as the new generation telecommunication, blockchain, and artificial intelligence. We have focused on developing the Beidou system's new application modes and new business forms, as well as its integration with the new economy," said Yang Changfeng, chief designer of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System.
China has scheduled to launch the last geostationary orbit satellite in this May. By then, the country will complete the satellite deployment of the BDS-3 constellation for global coverage.
ID : 8137336
Published : 2020-03-10 01:42
Last Modified : 2020-03-11 00:53:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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