China-Long March Rocket
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan Province, south China - Dec 21, 2019 (CCTV-No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of third Long March-5 rocket being transported to launch pad; workers
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Yanhua, deputy head, China National Space Administration:
"We have got well prepared in the earlier stage. Engineers and scientists are convinced that all of the work whether in terms of technology or quality assurance have been well completed. Next, we will fill it with fuel at the launching area and run some tests."
3. Various of fast motions launch pad close
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Yanhua, deputy head, China National Space Administration:
"The Long March-5 rocket is tasked with important missions. If the flight is successful, it will be tasked with a series of key missions including launching China's first Mars probe, the Chang'e-5 lunar probe and a core module for the manned space station."
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan Province, south China - Recent (CCTV-No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of Long March-5 rocket in plant; workers
The third Long March-5 rocket, China's largest carrier rocket, was vertically transported to the launching site at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday.
The carrier rocket, coded as Long March-5 Y3, is planned to be launched around the end of December, according to the China National Space Administration.
Space engineers have conducted a general assembly and tests on the rocket after it was transported to Wenchang at the end of October.
It took about two hours to vertically transport the large rocket to the launching site of the center Saturday morning. Space engineers will conduct a final examination and tests on the rocket before the launch.
"We have got well prepared in the earlier stage. Engineers and scientists are convinced that all of the work whether in terms of technology or quality assurance have been well completed. Next, we will fill it with fuel at the launching area and run some tests," said Wu Yanhua, deputy head of China National Space Administration.
The upcoming flight of the Long March-5 rocket is regarded as a highlight of China's space sector this year, as the large rocket is the key to China's future space missions.
"The Long March-5 rocket is tasked with important missions. If the flight is successful, it will be tasked with a series of key missions including launching China's first Mars probe, the Chang'e-5 lunar probe and a core module for the manned space station," said Wu.
China-Long March Rocket
Dateline : Dec 21, 2019/Recent
Location : Hainan,China
Duration : 2'02
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan Province, south China - Dec 21, 2019 (CCTV-No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of third Long March-5 rocket being transported to launch pad; workers
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Yanhua, deputy head, China National Space Administration:
"We have got well prepared in the earlier stage. Engineers and scientists are convinced that all of the work whether in terms of technology or quality assurance have been well completed. Next, we will fill it with fuel at the launching area and run some tests."
3. Various of fast motions launch pad close
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Yanhua, deputy head, China National Space Administration:
"The Long March-5 rocket is tasked with important missions. If the flight is successful, it will be tasked with a series of key missions including launching China's first Mars probe, the Chang'e-5 lunar probe and a core module for the manned space station."
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Hainan Province, south China - Recent (CCTV-No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of Long March-5 rocket in plant; workers
The third Long March-5 rocket, China's largest carrier rocket, was vertically transported to the launching site at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday.
The carrier rocket, coded as Long March-5 Y3, is planned to be launched around the end of December, according to the China National Space Administration.
Space engineers have conducted a general assembly and tests on the rocket after it was transported to Wenchang at the end of October.
It took about two hours to vertically transport the large rocket to the launching site of the center Saturday morning. Space engineers will conduct a final examination and tests on the rocket before the launch.
"We have got well prepared in the earlier stage. Engineers and scientists are convinced that all of the work whether in terms of technology or quality assurance have been well completed. Next, we will fill it with fuel at the launching area and run some tests," said Wu Yanhua, deputy head of China National Space Administration.
The upcoming flight of the Long March-5 rocket is regarded as a highlight of China's space sector this year, as the large rocket is the key to China's future space missions.
"The Long March-5 rocket is tasked with important missions. If the flight is successful, it will be tasked with a series of key missions including launching China's first Mars probe, the Chang'e-5 lunar probe and a core module for the manned space station," said Wu.
ID : 8130576
Published : 2019-12-21 15:41
Last Modified : 2019-12-21 20:55:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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