US EditionChina, France launch satellite to better understand universe
- A French-Chinese satellite launched to search for powerful universe explosions, showcasing cooperation between Western and Asian entities.
- Engineers from both nations developed the Space Variable Objects Monitor to detect gamma-ray bursts from billions of light years away.
- The project resulted from a collaboration between French and Chinese space agencies and various scientific and technical groups from both countries.
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China and France today launched a satellite from China that is supposed to help better understand space, and it is also a symbol of their cooperation.
China, France launch powerful satellite for studying star explosions
A jointly developed satellite by China and France was successfully launched on Saturday (June 22). The satellite, designed to study the farthest explosions of stars, is a collaboration between the two countries' space agencies and scientific groups. The Long March-2C rocket, carrying the advanced astronomical satellite, lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province.
It is a unique project: A satellite developed in French-Chinese cooperation will provide new insights into the history of our universe.
A satellite built by France and China was launched into space on Saturday, with the goal of detecting colossal explosions in the universe, in an example of cooperation between the Asian giant and a Western power. Developed by engineers from both countries, the Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) mission seeks the so-called gamma ray bursts, true luminescent fossils that could contain more information about the history of the universe. The 930-…
A Chinese rocket launches a research satellite built with French help into space. It is intended to investigate gamma-ray bursts that offer a glimpse into the time shortly after the Big Bang.
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