New satellite launching center in Hainan to be put to use in

时间：2007-02-25 00:34:01

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Chinanews, Beijing, Feb. 15 – Hainan provincial1 government will work with the central government to prepare for the construction of a new satellite launching center in Hainan. The center is expected to be completed and put to use in 2010, according to a report by CCTV international channel.

 

Luo Baoming, acting2 governor of Hainan Province, disclosed the above information when attending the fifth session of the third Hainan provincial congress of the Communist Party of China.

 

The new launching center, Wenchang Satellite Launching Center, will be located at the Hainan Aerospace3 City, which will cover an area of 20 square kilometers, sources said. It will include a satellite launching center, an aerospace theme park, a rocket assembling plant and a control center.

 

“In 2002, a team of top-level Chinese experts discussed about the construction of a satellite launch center in Hainan and its possible location. In 2005, the experts decided4 to build the launching center in Wenchang, ” said Xie Mingzhong, Wenchang municipal Communist Party Secretary.

 

As to when the satellite launching center will be put to use, authorities say that the new aerospace center will be used to send Changzheng-5 rocket carrier into space. Long Lehao, a Chinese expert on rocket carrier, said the Changzheng-5 rocket carrier was expected to be ready by 2010. Based on this information, it could be said that the new aerospace center will be put to use in 2010.

 

China now has three satellite launching centers, Jiuquan, Xichang, and Taiyuan. All of them are located in the hinterland. Due to their geographical5 limitations, the diameter of the rockets transported to these satellite centers should not be more than 3.35 meters. However, a satellite launching center built in coastal6 areas will not be constrained7 by this limitation. Since Hainan Province is located in subtropical areas with low altitudes, its geographical location will raise the successful launching rate. In addition, the South China Sea around Hainan Province has become a best location to handle rocket debris8.

 
 

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1 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
2 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
3 aerospace CK2yf     
adj.航空的，宇宙航行的
参考例句：
  • The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
  • Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。
4 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
5 geographical Cgjxb     
adj.地理的；地区(性)的
参考例句：
  • The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
  • These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。
6 coastal WWiyh     
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
7 constrained YvbzqU     
adj.束缚的,节制的
参考例句：
  • The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it. 证据是那样的令人折服，他觉得不得不接受。
  • I feel constrained to write and ask for your forgiveness. 我不得不写信请你原谅。
8 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

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