CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -China unveils satellite network plan for round-the-clock lock on South China Sea.

Detailed explanation-2: -China 1, also called Chicom 1, or PRC 1, first Earth satellite orbited by the People’s Republic of China. It was launched on April 24, 1970, from the rocket facility at Shuang Cheng Tsu, and it made China the fifth nation to place a satellite into Earth orbit. Little is known about China 1.

Detailed explanation-3: -With the successful launch of Dong Fang Hong 1, China became the fifth country after the Soviet Union, United States, France, and Japan to independently launch a satellite.

Detailed explanation-4: -China sends second Shiyan-10 test satellite sent into orbit with its final launch of 2022. HELSINKI-China has conducted its 64th and final launch of the year, sending the Shiyan-10 (02) into orbit from Xichang spaceport.

Detailed explanation-5: -Of the 4, 852 active artificial satellites orbiting the Earth as of January 1, 2022, 2, 944 belong to the United States. This is by far the largest number of any single country, with their nearest competitor, China, accounting for only 499.