Xichang, 9 Jan (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched the Einstein probe satellite at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on the afternoon of 9 January. The center is off to a good start with the first launch mission in 2024, and it also kicks off the high-density launch missions throughout the year.
In order to fight the first battle and win the first battle, the scientific and technological personnel of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center have been busy with this mission since the end of last year, and even on Chinese New Year's Eve, the scientific and technological personnel of the launch site system were busy doing the first "comprehensive physical examination" for the Long March rocket to assess the performance of the rocket and the launch site equipment. In more measurement and control system points, scientific and technological personnel do not dare to slack off, actively carry out comprehensive emergency coordination drills of optical, radar and telemetry systems, carefully check each data, and ensure that the status of the test equipment is stable and reliable.
With the concerted efforts of all systems and personnel, we successfully completed the first launch of the new year. Mission 01 commander Shi Zhenshun said.
Founded in December 1970, the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, which manages the two space launch sites of Xichang and Wenchang, is the satellite launch center with the most satellites launched in China, and currently has the high-density test and launch capacity of 8 types and 15 configurations of carrier rockets. In 2023, the launch mission of this center will achieve 19 battles and 19 victories.
According to the plan, China will launch the Tianzhou-7 and Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft at the Wenchang Cosmodrome this year. Among them, the Tianzhou-7 mission is the first launch mission of the new year carried out by the Wenchang Space Launch Site. At present, the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft and the Long March-7 Yao-8 carrier rocket for the launch mission have arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site, and the scientific and technological personnel at the launch site are making all-out preparations for the war.
In the early stage, we began to arrange the work plan for the preparation and implementation of the task very early in accordance with the requirements of node to person, responsibility to person, and standard to post, and paid close attention to changes in technical status in the process, accurately identified risks, and comprehensively strengthened quality control. Engineer He Hongye said, "We will go all out to ensure the success of the first flight of the Wenchang launch site in the new year." ”