China launches experimental satellite

China launches experimental satellite
by Staff Writers
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Apr 01, 2014

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying China's Shijian-11-06 satellite blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 31, 2014. China successfully launched the experimental satellite into preset orbit from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in its northwestern gobi desert on Monday morning. Image courtesy Xinhua and Zhu Xiang.

China successfully launched an experimental satellite into preset orbit from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in its northwestern gobi desert on Monday morning.

The Shijian-11-06 was boosted by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 10:58 Beijing Time. The satellite, which was developed by China Spacesat Co. Ltd under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, will be used to conduct scientific experiments in space.

This was the 189th flight of the Long March rocket series.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks

del.icio.us

Digg

Google

Memory Foam Mattress Review

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison

Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News

Tiangong's New Mission
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 18, 2014
The mission of China's first space laboratory, Tiangong 1, is not finished yet. Originally advertised with an operational lifespan of two years, Tiangong 1 passed its expected use-by date in September of last year. It's still in orbit, and it's still apparently healthy. But China isn't just keeping it aloft for engineering tests on its ageing components. It seems that Tiangong 1 is now ent ... read more

Malaysia PM to visit Perth as jet-search window narrowsw/ll

Tragic stories emerge as US landslide toll inches up

US landslide death toll rises to 21

Fukushima worker dies after accident: plant operator

FAA Approves DeLorme Communicator For Service In Alaska

LockMart Taps General Dynamics For Network Element On GPS 3 Birds

First GLONASS satellite in 2014 put in orbit

Astro Aerospace Delivers Antennas For Next-Gen GPS III Satellites 3 through 6

Technofossils are an unprecedented legacy left behind by humans

Scientists build 'designer' chromosome

New Technique Sheds Light on Human Neural Networks

Eyes are windows to the soul -- and evolution

Salamanders shrinking due to climate change

Bighorn sheep went extinct on desert island in Gulf of California

Life hots up for British birds

Excessive deer populations hurt native plant biodiversity

Liberia confirms spread of 'unprecedented' Ebola epidemic

Iraq reports first suspected polio case since 2000

Guinea confirms Ebola as source of deadly epidemic

Climate Conditions Help Forecast Meningitis Outbreaks

Activist predicts fewer China prisoner releases

China earthquake activist freed after five years: lawyer

Chinese man stabs six to death over property dispute

Wukan protest leader flees China, seeks US asylum

Facebook announces steps to stop illegal gun sales

French navy arrests pirates suspected of oil tanker attack

Mexican vigilantes accuse army of killing four

Gunmen kill two soldiers in troubled Mexican state

Bank of China 2013 net profit up 12 percent

Dagong chief says credit ratings need 'Chinese wisdom'

Some debt defaults 'healthy' for China market: central bank

China's politically-sensitive yuan falls after reform

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.