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Control Center of "Shenzhou II"
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2001-01-17
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| With the successful launch of the unmanned spacecraft "Shenzhou II" early Wednesday morning, a control center in Beijing plays the role of headquarters to monitor and control the flight. Beijing Aerospace Directing and Controlling Center, the third biggest aerospace control center in the world, has successfully directed "Shenzhou II" into the designated orbit and has been tracing, monitoring and controlling the spacecraft. In the controlling hall of the center, four huge screens were presenting the data on the operation of the spacecraft in a three- dimensional manner. In the laboratory for remote control and measuring and orbit determination, technological personnel are busy sending orders and relevant data, so that the spacecraft can travel along the pre-set orbit and return to the earth safely. The main computer laboratory accommodates hundreds of computers and a high-speed data network, which form a huge complicated computer system for receiving, handling and transmitting data on the mission of the space flight. The laboratories for telecommunications and data transmission link the control center with "Shenzhou II," all ground-based monitoring stations and the surveying ships stationed on the high seas. The successful launch at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province was China's second in a series of flights expected to lead to its first manned space flight. Chinese President Jiang Zemin sent a congratulatory message hailing the successful launch. China conducted its first test flight of "Shenzhou" (meaning "magic vessel" in Chinese) in November 1999 at the Jiuquan launch site. | ||||
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