Commercial Space Tianlong 3 Test Run - Yantai

Commercial Space Tianlong 3 Test Run - Yantai

This aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025, shows a first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 liquid carrier rocket conducted on an offshore launch pad at the Haiyang Oriental Aerospace Port in east China's Shandong Province. A first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 large liquid-propellant carrier rocket was successfully held here on Monday. Independent development of the Tianlong-3 rocket began in March 2022 by Chinese commercial aerospace company Space Pioneer. The rocket is 72 meters in length with a takeoff mass of 600 tonnes. Its first stage is equipped with nine "Tianhuo-12" engines operating in parallel. The rocket has a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 17-22 tonnes, and a sun-synchronous orbit capacity of 10-17 tonnes. It is able to launch 36 satellites in a single mission and supports large-scale cargo transport for China's space station, as well as medium- and high-orbit satellite launches. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Robot Industry - China

Robot Industry - China

A staff member operates a robot to perform synchronous action at a provincial embodied artificial intelligence robot innovation center in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 25, 2025. In recent years, Guangdong Province has taken various measures to develop the robot industry. The application and promotion of embodied artificial intelligence robots has been gaining speed in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and a provincial embodied artificial intelligence robot innovation center was established in Shenzhen. In addition, cities like Foshan, Dongguan and Zhuhai are encouraged to give full play to their manufacturing advantages to build robot production bases. Guangdong's industrial robot output exceeded 240,000 units in 2024 with a year-on-year increase of 31.2 percent, ranking first in the country for five consecutive years, according to the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province. Photo by Xinhua/Deng Hua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Commercial CERES-1 Y9 rocket sends new satellites to twilight orbit

STORY: Commercial CERES-1 Y9 rocket sends new satellites to twilight orbit SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rocket's launch 2. various of the rocket STORYLINE: China on Tuesday launched a CERES-1 Y9 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending two new satellites to their planned orbits. The commercial rocket blasted off at 7:33 a.m. (Beijing Time). The launch was the 11th flight mission to use the CERES-1 rocket series. Developed by Beijing-based Galactic Energy, CERES-1 is a small-scale solid-propellant carrier rocket designed to send micro-satellites to low orbit. The commercial rocket is 1.4 meters in diameter, and has a total length of about 20 meters and a takeoff weight of 33 tonnes. It can carry a payload of up to 300 kg to a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km. With the capacity to carry both a single satellite and multipl

China launches tech-experiment satellite

STORY: China launches tech-experiment satellite SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the experiment satellite 2. various of simulations STORYLINE: China on Thursday sent a technology experiment satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The experiment satellite for satellite internet technologies was launched at 6:00 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and entered its planned orbit successfully. The launch is the 498th mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. It is also the 84th mission of the Long March-2D carrier rocket. A two-stage liquid propellant launch vehicle, the Long March-2D is capable of lifting 1.3-tonne payloads to the sun-synchronous orbit 700 km above Earth. This carrier rocket has the capability of launching both single and multiple satellites into various orbits. The upper sta

6th CIIE Professional Audience Open Day in Shanghai

6th CIIE Professional Audience Open Day in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 6, 2023 - Visitors watch the NACHI synchronous performance system at the Technical Equipment Exhibition area of the 6th China International Import Expo in Shanghai, China, November 6, 2023.

Global energy body GEIDCO outlines projects for Africa

STORY: Global energy body GEIDCO outlines projects for Africa DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IBRAHIM MATOLA, Energy Minister of Malawi 3. various of the meeting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHENG ZHIQIANG, GEIDCO's Chief Cooperation Officer 5. various of the meeting STORYLINE: The Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO), a Beijing-based organization promoting sustainable energy development worldwide, has laid out its proposed energy interconnection pattern for Africa. GEIDCO Director of Planning Division, Economic and Research Institute Song Fulong on Tuesday outlined the organization's proposals during the 57th Annual Meeting for the Association of Power Utilities of Africa underway in the Malawian capital of Lilongwe. According to Song's presentation titled "Research and Outlook on African Energy Interconnection," GEIDCO plans to build three synchronous

China's rocket modified with solid strap-on boosters makes maiden flight

STORY: China's rocket modified with solid strap-on boosters makes maiden flight DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rocket blasting off STORYLINE: A modified version of the Long March-6 carrier rocket with solid strap-on boosters made its maiden flight on Tuesday, sending two satellites into planned orbit. The rocket blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province at 5:50 p.m. (Beijing Time). The modified rocket is China's first type of carrier rocket equipped with solid strap-on boosters. It uses non-toxic and non-polluting propellants and can send satellites to the sun-synchronous orbit. One of the two satellites launched by the rocket will carry out scientific test and research, land and resources survey and other tasks. The other will carry out verification of space environment detection technology test. It was the 412th mission of the Long March rocket series. Xinhua News A