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  • China Focus: China launches new astronomical satellite developed in cooperation with France
    Jun

    24

     China Focus: China launches new astronomical satellite developed in cooperation with France

    A Long March-2C rocket carrying an astronomical satellite , the Space-based Multi-band Variable Object Monitor ( SVOM ) , blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China ' s Sichuan Province on June 22 , 2024 .To capture gamma-ray bursts which flicker like fireworks in the farthest reaches of the universe . ( Photo by Chen Haojie/Xinhua ) XICHANG , June 22 ( Xinhua ) - - China on Saturday launched an astronomical satellite .

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  • EP Performs as Expected in the First Month of the In-orbit Commissioning
    Feb

    09

     EP Performs as Expected in the First Month of the In-orbit Commissioning

    Following the successful launch on January 9 , 2024 , the Einstein Probe mission has entered the in-orbit commissioning phase which is scheduled to last approximately five months .The attitude control stability and maneuvering speed meet the scientific requirements , and the data transmission of the links between the satellite and ground channels is stable .The performance verification observation will commence from mid to late March . Origin ： Time Domain Astronomical Information

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