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Китай продолжает развивать коммерческую космическую отрасль и запуски с морских платформ.
Китайская компания OrienSpace запустила с морской платформы у побережья Шанхая ракету Gravity-1 с девятью космическими аппаратами (КА). Об этом сообщает «Синьхуа».
Пуск носителя состоялся в среду, 16 сентября, в 01:00 по московскому времени. Среди запущенных КА — восемь спутников группировки SpaceSail и один аппарат для испытаний высокоскоростной беспроводной связи.
Ранее ракета Zhuque-2E китайской компании LandSpace вывела десять спутников системы SpaceSail оператора Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology.
Трехступенчатая ракета Gravity-1 имеет диаметр обтекателя 4,2 метра и достигает в высоту 30 метров. Носитель способен вывести на низкую околоземную орбиту 6,5 тонны полезного груза.

South Korea's Nuri rocket successfully reached an altitude of 575 km and launched into orbit five Neonsat ultra-small satellites for monitoring natural disasters and national security, as well as 10 cubesats. The launch took place from the Naro cosmodrome on October 7 at 12:25 local time. The separation of stages and satellites went according to plan. After deploying the satellites, the rocket will perform an evasive maneuver, dump fuel and burn up in the atmosphere.

Doctor of Technical Sciences Alexander Nikitin spoke about the characteristics of the Russian satellite communications “Rassvet”, which will become an analogue of Starlink, its orbit and plans to launch about 900 satellites by 2035.

Russian Academy of Sciences President Gennady Krasnikov said Russia's lunar program is on track, including the launch of the Luna 26, Luna 27A and Luna 27B satellites in the coming years, with the latter two expected to land at the lunar poles.

Russian cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, as part of the international crew of the Crew-12 mission, will return to Earth from the International Space Station on October 8 after almost eight months in orbit, starting in mid-February. Undocking is scheduled for October 7, splashdown off the coast of California is expected at 11:34 local time (18:34 Moscow time).

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared the inadmissibility of the militarization of space and its transformation into an instrument of the arms race, emphasizing the need for international cooperation. He noted that Turkey attaches special importance to the development of access to space and the creation of a spaceport within the framework of the National Space Program, and also announced the start of construction of a spaceport in Somalia as part of cooperation with this country.

Russia’s Soyuz-2 carrier rocket has been transported to the Baikonur Cosmodrome for the launch of the Prichal module to the International Space Station, as announced by Roscosmos Chief, with the launch scheduled for November 24.