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China plans 10 satellite launches this year
BEIJING: China will launch a record 10 satellites this year even as the country's first anti-jamming satellite is scheduled to be sent skyward next year, a report said on Thursday.
The country is looking to place 10 satellites into orbit in 2004, more than any other year in history, a top Chinese aerospace official, Zhang Qingwei was quoted as saying by 'China Daily'.
With a record number of satellite launches planned for this year, China's space programme is entering a pivotal period, he said.
The satellite will be launched from the Xichang satellite launch centre in Southwest China's Sichuan province next year.
However, officials with the Chinese Academy of Space technology, which developed the satellite, said 100 per cent effectiveness from jamming cannot be guaranteed.
"We cannot tell you right now how effective the satellite will be to resist such interference. Everything will be clear after the satellite is launched," an unnamed official was quoted as saying.
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China plans 10 satellite launches this year
BEIJING: China will launch a record 10 satellites this year even as the country's first anti-jamming satellite is scheduled to be sent skyward next year, a report said on Thursday.
The country is looking to place 10 satellites into orbit in 2004, more than any other year in history, a top Chinese aerospace official, Zhang Qingwei was quoted as saying by 'China Daily'.
With a record number of satellite launches planned for this year, China's space programme is entering a pivotal period, he said.
Meanwhile, China is readying Sinosat-II, a new generation of satellite which is designed to resist possible "interference" from outside sources.
The satellite will be launched from the Xichang satellite launch centre in Southwest China's Sichuan province next year.
However, officials with the Chinese Academy of Space technology, which developed the satellite, said 100 per cent effectiveness from jamming cannot be guaranteed.
"We cannot tell you right now how effective the satellite will be to resist such interference. Everything will be clear after the satellite is launched," an unnamed official was quoted as saying.
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