China launched the Shenzhou-19 manned spacecraft into orbit with three taikonauts. This was reported by TASS Referring to the message of Zou Lipeng, head of the launch center of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
“Shenzhou-19” entered exactly the specified orbit, the solar sail is deployed, the ship is operating in normal operating mode. “I declare the launch successful,” the official said.
The manned spacecraft was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on October 29 at 23:27 Moscow time and will dock with the China Tiangong orbital station at around 6:00 Moscow time. “Tiangong” was designed for three people. It is located at an altitude of approximately 400 km above the Earth’s surface and weighs 66 tons. The volume of its compartments reaches 110 cubic meters. The station became operational in 2022 and will be decommissioned in 2032.
Before that, Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace sold The first tickets for the 12-minute journey into space. According to the publication, the tickets cost approximately 1.5 million yuan, or $210 thousand each. The auction took place during a live broadcast on Chinese online store Taobao; tickets sold out in four minutes.
Formerly Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China requested From Washington to stop the militarization of space.
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Source: Gazeta
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