On February 3, 2024, China's aerospace industry once again wrote a strong stroke. At the temporary launch site located in the waters near Yangjiang in Guangdong, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center successfully carried out its third mission using the self-developed Jielong-3 carrier rocket, and carried out a series of important satellite groups including the DRO-L satellite, the Zhixing-2A satellite, the Dongfang Huiyan Gaofen 01 satellite, and the Weihai-1 01-02 double satellite with extremely accurate and stable attitude. As well as the Star Era-18-20 satellite network and the NEXSAT-1 scientific research satellite, which represent the strength of cutting-edge science and technology, a total of nine satellites were sent into the predetermined orbit with one arrow.
This launch event is not only another concentrated demonstration of China's space technology, but also another proof of the sea launch capability of the Jielong-3 carrier rocket. Since its maiden flight in 2022, Jielong-3 has opened up a new path for the deployment of commercial and scientific research satellites for China's aerospace industry with its powerful carrying capacity and flexible and mobile launch methods. The launch departed from the Vostochny Spaceport Sea Launch Technical Service Port, and after careful planning and efficient implementation, it successfully completed the feat of long-distance mobile launch in the sea area far from land, further verifying the maturity and reliability of China's Sea Launch system.
Among the satellites carried, the DRO-L satellite shoulders the important mission of promoting the modernization of data transmission and reception networks; The Zhixing-2A satellite carries the key technology tests of intelligent remote sensing and spatial information processing; The DF 01 satellite marks a new breakthrough in China's high-resolution earth observation capabilities. The Weihai-1 01 02 satellite is an important space-based resource for local economic development and marine environmental monitoring. The constellation of satellites from 18 to 20 provides enhanced capabilities for global communication services and Earth observation. As a pioneer in scientific research, the NEXSAT-1 satellite will carry out a series of cutting-edge scientific and technological experiments in space.
As the tail flame of the rocket pierced through the blue sea and blue sky, the Jielong-3 carrier rocket carried valuable scientific and technological treasures into the air, and accurately separated the satellites during the subsequent flight, and the satellites entered their predetermined orbits in turn, marking the complete success of the launch mission. This achievement not only consolidates China's leading position in the field of international satellite launches, but also indicates that China's ambitions in building space infrastructure and promoting satellite Internet applications have entered a new era.
The success of this launch is a high affirmation of the strong technical reserves, strict organization and coordination of the national aerospace forces and the hard work of all aerospace workers, which shows that China's aerospace is weaving a space-based information network covering the world with unprecedented speed and efficiency, and provides solid space technical support for achieving high-quality economic and social development, ensuring national security and enhancing international competitiveness.
In the future, the Jielong-3 carrier rocket will continue to uphold the spirit of independent innovation, continuously optimize and upgrade, add more possibilities for the development of China's aerospace industry, and at the same time, it will also engrave a more profound Chinese imprint on the grand blueprint of human exploration of the universe.