In China, they explained why one of the first satellites of the Internet of things was called "Wuhan"

The Chinese Xinhua News Agency writes that China is preparing to launch a launch vehicle with two satellites on board. It is noted that we are talking about satellites of the so-called Internet of things.

According to the latest information, the rocket created by the Sanjiang Group company with the support of the China Aerospace Corporation will put satellites into orbit to form a new network.

As it turns out, one of the satellites for the Internet of Things (IoT) received the name Wuhan from the developers. The fact is that the development company is located in Hubei.

From Xinhua Material:

Despite being close to the epicenter of the pandemic, company employees worked to ensure the success of the mission. Two Xingyun-01 and 02 satellites were created as part of the Xingyun Engineering program, which envisages the creation of an extensive network of 80 satellites. One of the first satellites symbolically decided to name "Wuhan" (Wuhan).

Satellites, as noted, will provide the work of such industries in China as engineering, marine and forestry.

It is noted that the launch of the Wuhan satellite into orbit is regarded as "a symbol of China's victory over the pandemic."

From the comments of Chinese users:

May it become our banner of victory in space.

The launch of two satellites into orbit is planned to be completed before the end of April.

Comments

[Pereira]

Who will remember the names of all the satellites? Would not write now, I would never know.

[Teberii]

There will be a whole group, so sharpen pencils and write down the names.

[Insurgent]

Quote: Teberii

There will be a whole group, so sharpen pencils and write down the names.

And pencils ...

Also basically Made in China... However, like a "penknife" and a pencil sharpener ...

[Malyuta]

Quote: Teberii

There will be a whole group, so sharpen pencils and write down the names.

It remains only to envy China and recall that we still launched the satellite, that is, the USSR.

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Quote: Malyuta

It remains only to envy China and remember

There is nothing to envy.

[Insurgent]

Quote: Pereira

Who will remember the names of all the satellites?

And the names of ALL are not required to know.

For a Russian person, in the broadest sense of the word (in the way of thought and spirit), it is important to know the name of the first satellite - "Satellite (Sputnik)", and it is possible, to a lesser extent, to know about the existence of a series of Soviet-Russian satellites"Kosmos "...

[Lipchanin]

Quote: Pereira

Would not write now, I would never know.

And already some of them to pronounce ..
Yes, and this one. Mistake a couple of letters and it's scary to say what you hear

[Valery Valery]

What is the article about ?!

[Insurgent]

Quote: Valery Valery

What is the article about ?!

The fact that the PRC is recovering from the consequences of the epidemic, that life is taking its normal course, and China is once again working for its future ...

[Malyuta]

Quote: Valery Valery

What is the article about ?!

Gee-gee Vleri, and where do you start to sell? Vacations - self-insulating are beneficial as cleaning your own flash drive

[75 Sergey]

They also scoff!

[knn54]

Did you work (Xingyun Satellite Co, a subsidiary of the company mentioned in the article)) during quarantine? It is somehow strange, given the almost martial law in Wuhan.

[Astra wild]

The Chinese love symbolism and therefore I would not be surprised that they called the satellite "Wuhan".
When our pandemic begins to decline, as it should be. What can be considered a symbol of victory over the virus: Kommunarka, Vector software (they are developing a vaccine against the virus)?

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Quote: Astra wild

When our pandemic begins to decline, as it should be. What can be considered a symbol of victory over the virus: Kommunarka, Vector software (they are developing a vaccine against the virus)?

It is unlikely that we will call satellites names associated with Covid-19.

As for the symbolism in space technology, by the way, at the end of April, on the 25th, another Progress MS-14 transport-cargo vehicle flies to the ISS, carrying two and a half tons of cargo, water and fuel.

The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle, which was called the Victory Rocket, will be marked with specialized symbols dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. - logo of the 75th anniversary of the Victory, images of the St. George ribbon and orders of the Patriotic War.

it will look something like this:

[Thrifty]

I advise the Chinese to launch satellites "pandemic", "epidemic", "coronavirus" into orbit! They also "defeated" this very coronavirus, as well as common sense, calling the satellite the city from where the pandemic spread across the planet! !!

[APASUS]

It is necessary to give the performance characteristics of satellites and rockets that launch satellites into space, and the name seems to have been chosen for the PR action. The Americans launched Tesla into orbit ................. it is terrifying to astronauts as needed

[donavi49]

There are not TTX satellites important, but the entire system that they display.

An important component of the commercial space project CASIC, the Xinyun program aims to transmit real-time data from various information nodes, sensors and other "smart" terminals on a global scale through a low-orbit narrowband satellite communication system.

The first satellite ground station funded by Xingyun was recently built at the Wuhan Space Industry Base.

These are small satellites. Large and not needed there.

The rocket is also of the Electron type, by the way, also private. The most successful Chinese private rocket. Lucky 300kg. 5 launches last year and 1 in January of this.

But this is a routine if that. In theory, it would be more interesting if they made an article on a new ship. It flies before the end of the month, already according to the schedule corrected by the coronovirus. So far without people.

[voyaka uh]

Interesting. Thanks for the info!

[abrakadabre]

In China, explained why one of the first satellites Internet of things called "Wuhan"

The Xinyun program aims to transmit real-time data from various information nodes, sensors and other "smart" terminals on a global scale through a low-orbit narrowband satellite communication system.

And I kept trying to understand what the "Internet of Things" is

[Errr]

Quote: donavi49

... more interesting if they did an article on a new ship. It flies before the end of the month, already according to the schedule corrected by the coronovirus. So far without people.

Apparently you mean the miracle of technology depicted below.

Something he personally reminds me of. It was already something similar about a half hundred years ago with a hook back, only one and a half times harder.

Our steam train, fly forward
On my rails!

Well, now it’s a matter of perfect trifle - just build "Changzheng-9" to pull all this fun out of the cradle of humanity into interplanetary space.

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Quote: donavi49

It flies before the end of the month, already according to the schedule corrected by the coronovirus. So far without people.

China is trying to compensate for the backwardness of its space technology on the principle that it would be like everyone else, by acquiring or simply copying at least outwardly certain technological solutions of other countries.

The "Electron-type" rocket pictured above is the Chinese implementation of our Start-1 missile launch program with a commercial payload. The launch of the Start-1 missiles is planned to be resumed from the Vostochny in a couple of years, as the Topol ICBMs are removed from combat duty.

The rocket "Great March-5B", which is supposed to deliver this model of the spacecraft to orbit, is actually assembled "all over the world" - the prototypes of its YF-100 engines, standing on its accelerators - these are Russian RD-120s, were previously produced in Ukraine. Oxygen-hydrogen first and second stages, for all the "coolness" of cryogenic technologies, give them a weak effect on the delivery of a payload into orbit - a rocket into low-earth orbit is capable of delivering only 25 tons, which is not much more than the same "Proton-M" "(~ 24 tons) using heptyl as fuel. And this is from the cosmodrome closer to the equator than Baikonur! At the same time, hydrogen in a rocket is very expensive to maintain, which will of course affect the cost of the withdrawal.

As for the layout of the spacecraft itself - the features of several spacecraft are visible in its appearance - there is our Eagle and Spaceix's Dragon, Boeing's Starliner and even something from Chelomeev's TCS.

A logical question arises - why should they now create such a ship on the principle "I blinded you out of what happened", if their future Tianhe orbital station (in fact, externally and in functionality - a copy of the MIR station or the ISS Zvezda module) will receive crews on the Shenzhou ships that rarely fly today?

It is commendable that China is trying to "be in the trend" of world space exploration, but the pragmatism of their actions towards the development of their manned program, chosen by them, raises some doubts. Although if they give a lot of money, then why not play these games.

[donavi49]

The "Electron-type" rocket pictured above is the Chinese implementation of our Start-1 missile launch program with a commercial payload. The launch of the Start-1 missiles is planned to be resumed from the Vostochny in a couple of years, as the Topol ICBMs are removed from combat duty.

The key difference.
Launch and other Rokot are already existing ICBMs with suitable dates, which are being finalized for disposal by the launch method with a payload.

ExSpace with the Kuaizhou program are specially designed rockets for space launches. Moreover, the family. If it weren’t for the virus, then 11 models would have flown to 1500kg useful.

Although if you give a lot of money, then why not play these games. laughing

Well, they have money and they invest it in all directions. Starting from the construction of the most advanced telescopes, ending with the issuance of money for the Chinese Voyager (the mission to deep space was approved last year and funding went).

If we take our Roskosmos, then the main partner and customer went bankrupt. Without Oneweb, the launch program will go away, and Arians, too, and with the missiles laid down, will again have problems (for there have actually been many launches).

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Quote: donavi49

The key difference.
Launch and other Rokot are already existing ICBMs with suitable dates, which are being finalized for disposal by the launch method with a payload.

Refinement of an existing missile, albeit one that has served its combat life, is much cheaper than creating a new one. Which is reflected in the cost of outputting the payload. For example, services for the launch of the Start-1 rocket at the beginning of the 6s ranged from $ 8 million to $ 9 million per kg, while today the Quayzhou service had ~ $ XNUMX million.

Quote: donavi49

ExSpace with the Kuaizhou program are specially designed rockets for space launches. Moreover, the family. If it weren’t for the virus, then 11 models would have flown to 1500kg useful.

Horror. I especially liked about "specially designed rockets for space launches."

Quote: donavi49

Well, they have money and they invest it in all directions. Starting from the construction of the most advanced telescopes, ending with the issuance of money for the Chinese Voyager (the mission to deep space was approved last year and funding went).

"Crocodiles fly too, only low, low"

Quote: donavi49

If we take our Roskosmos, then the main partner and customer went bankrupt.

So what? They paid for the production of Soyuz-2 rockets and satellite engines in advance. Roskosmos has already almost fulfilled its part of the contract. If Vanweb has a delay in deploying its own orbital network, then this is only their problem.

Quote: donavi49

Without Oneweb, the launch program will go away, and Arians, too, and with the missiles laid down, will again have problems (for there have actually been many launches).

Until the end of the year, we have 3 launches from Kourou for programs with Arianspace, except for launches with Vanweb devices. As soon as the quarantine in the MCC ends and fly.

[Nikolay87]

These yellow blokes refused to sell us the virus for study. And do not care what goals they pursued. They are not comrades to me, and cf * I wanted them.

[Alexy]

Does it seem to me alone that China raped the whole ball?