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China’s Long March 6A rocket is making a mess in low-Earth orbit
After nearly every flight, the upper stage of this rocket breaks apart in orbit.
Good luck with that. Reckless abandon seems to be pseudo communist chinese government policy these days.NASA, ESA and Roscosmos need to have a very serious chat with whoever runs the PRC's space programme about making sure spent upper-stages don't go boom while in orbit.
Good luck with that. Reckless abandon seems to be communist chinese government policy these days.
Assuming you're actually trying to address the Kessler Syndrome, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome, rather than the Kistler one, which I am completely unaware of, good question, but gross irresponsibility seems to be a pervasive thread/hallmark of Chinese policies and politics these days, so?If that's the case then the PRC is being grossly irresponsible as this will affect their own satellites too, has someone explained to the relevant Chinese officials what the Kistler syndrome is?
Assuming you're actually trying to address the Kessler Syndrome
To honestly answer your question, I have no idea whatsoever whether anyone has explained to the relevant Chinese officials what the Kessler syndrome is, but my opinionated response above with respect to gross incompetence of Chinese policies and politics these days still standsI meant Kessler syndrome, I'm editing my previous post to reflect that.
That I understand. I just do not know why their passivation standards/equipment were so problematic in the first place.
... not paying attention. Still aren't, by the look of it.the people who were responsible were
I do wonder though if that breakup/debris cloud was intended to hide something else being deployed.
But, how sure are we that at least some of them have not being compromised in some manner by the Chinese? Also, what ever might have been deployed may have its own organic stealth systems.
To the things they care about, possibly.I'm pretty sure they are paying attention
First launch of a CZ4B from Xichang and First use of a 4.2m fairing on a CZ4 series launcher.YG-43 group 1 new technology tests satellites of a LEO Constellation System. Likely PLA "Proliferated spy constellation/Starshield" test sats
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Long March 4B launches experimental Yaogan-43 satellite group
Long March 4B launches experimental Yaogan-43 satellite group China successfully launched the first of a new group of Yaogan satellites Friday to test technologies for a low Earth orbit constellation.spacenews.com
9 sats. Same orbit as YG35/36/39/42.YG-43 group 1 new technology tests satellites of a LEO Constellation System. Likely PLA "Proliferated spy constellation/Starshield" test sats
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Long March 4B launches experimental Yaogan-43 satellite group
Long March 4B launches experimental Yaogan-43 satellite group China successfully launched the first of a new group of Yaogan satellites Friday to test technologies for a low Earth orbit constellation.spacenews.com
In the middle between the first two planes9 sats. Same orbit as YG35/36/39/42.
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If I had to make some guessesWhat has prevented the 100 goal from being reached? Was more expected from private companies? It seems like a wave of new rockets will launch next year.