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1 Introduction  





2 Network  





3 Systems for radio astronomy  





4 Planned or under construction stations  





5 Relay satellites  





6 Moon missions  





7 Planetary missions  





8 See also  





9 References  














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Chinese Deep Space Network
Emblem of the People's Liberation Army
Active1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Country People's Republic of China
Allegiance Chinese Communist Party
Branch People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
Part of People's Liberation Army
Chinese Deep Space Network is located in China
Kashi

Kashi

Jiamusi

Jiamusi

Kunming

Kunming

Ürümqi

Ürümqi

Miyun

Miyun

FAST

FAST

Qitai

Qitai

21CMA

21CMA

CSRH

CSRH

Tian Ma

Tian Ma

Sheshan

Sheshan

Chinese Deep Space Network and radioastronomy facilities in China   in use ·   planned ·   radioastronomy facility

The Chinese Deep Space Network (CDSN) is a network of large antennas and communication facilities that are used for radio astronomy, radar observations, and spacecraft missions of China. The CDSN is managed by the China Satellite Launch and Tracking Control Center General (CLTC) of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force Space Systems Department.[1][2][3][4]

The network was first needed for the lunar mission Chang'e 1,[5][6] and since has been used to support subsequent missions to the Moon and Mars such as Chang'e 5, and Tianwen-1 missions. Similar deep space networks are run by the United States, Russia, European countries, Japan, and India.

Introduction[edit]

Nanshan 25-meter radio telescope at Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO), Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In principle, a Chinese deep space network has existed since 1993 with the commissioning of the Nanshan 25-meter telescope in the mountains south of Ürümqi. The 25-meter antenna of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory was then not only able to participate in the Southern Hemisphere VLBI Experiment program, but also to form its own Chinese baseline together with Ürümqi and observe and measure distant objects.

All stations are equipped with high-precision hydrogen maser clocks and connected via powerful communication networks. All stations comply with the provisions of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS), so data exchange with the systems of other space agencies is possible despite different technical equipment.

The antennas of Sheshan, Ürümqi, Miyun, Kunming and Tianma can be interconnected to form a national association and in this way form the Chinese VLBI Network (CVN), a VLBI telescope the size of China. The evaluation of the data from the CVN takes place in the VLBI observation base Sheshan of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory. The facilities in Shanghai and Ürümqi are also integrated into the European VLBI Network (EVN).

Network[edit]

Tianma 65-meter radio telescope at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In 2007, the network consisted of:

In 2012, improvements were made to support Chang'e 3 and Chang'e 4 Moon missions, including:[7]

The Espacio Lejano Station of the Chinese Deep Space Network.

In 2014, China and Argentina signed an agreement allowing China to construct the Espacio Lejano Station.[1][8] The station was built in Neuquén Province, Argentina (~70°W), with a 50 million-dollar investment. The facility, a part of Chinese Lunar Exploration Program,[9][10] was inaugurated in October 2017.[11] The station is seen by some as a symbol of China's increased role in South America's politics and economy.[12]

Since 2018, China Satellite Launch and Tracking Control General (CLTC) was a customer of the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), which provided CLTC services, including TT&C for pre-defined civilian satellites within research, Earth observation and weather data as well as for other scientific spacecraft.[13] It was reported by Reuters on 21 September 2020 that SSC decided not to renew its contracts with China to help operate Chinese satellites from SSC's ground stations, or seek new business with China.[14]

In late 2020, the Kashgar ground station was upgraded from one single 35-meter antenna to an antenna array consisting of four 35-meter antennas. The capacity of the new system was equivalent to a 66-meter antenna.[15]

Systems for radio astronomy[edit]

Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) as seen from above in 2020.
Primeval Structure Telescope (PaST), also called 21 Centimeter Array (21CMA).

Radio astronomy, despite using similar large antennas, is a very different field than spacecraft communication. There is no need to transmit, and the receiving bands are chosen for scientific interest.

Planned or under construction stations[edit]

Relay satellites[edit]

China has several relay satellites of the Tianlian seriesingeostationary orbits, which can relay data to each other and to the ground, thus enabling communication with spacecraft that have no direct contact with ground stations. The technology of the relay satellites enables intermediate storage of data, a higher bandwidth of data connections, and greater sky coverage. These satellites were originally placed in orbit in 2008 for communication with the Shenzhou spacecraftofthe crewed space program. But they are also used for deep-space missions, for example in 2020 for the Mars mission Tianwen-1, where the satellites Tianlian 1B and Tianlian 2A were parked for orbit tracking and the transmission of telemetry data from the probe.[28]

Moon missions[edit]

Planetary missions[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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