China now has a complete satellite system ranging from scientific experiment to practical application satellites. For high-resolution earth observations, six satellites named Gaofen have been launched since 2013. They’re equipped with optical and laser sensors which can work in all weather conditions. China’s Beidou navigation satellite system is expected to have world-wide service by 2020. Also it’s set to consist of 35 satellites with the 23rd having been launched in June of this year. And Mozi, the world’s first quantum experiment satellite were sent into space in August, which may bring about breakthroughs in quantum physics and communication. Meanwhile China has completed the 235th launch of this Long March series of rockets it also developed two solid launch vehicles named Kuaizhou and CV 11. For space exploration, China launched a lunar exploration project Chang’e in 2004. The project has three stages orbiting, landing and sample return. The first probe circle to the moon in 2007, the third made lunar landing in 2013, with work for the fifth currently underway. It’s scheduled to return to earth in 2017carrying lunar samples. With these advancements, China is laying a solid foundation for its next exploration target: the planet Mars.
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