China Mars Exploration Programme
Robotic Mars probe, consisting of an orbiter, a lander and a rover. Launch planned for Q3 2021 and soft landing on Mars in 2022.
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China Lunar Exploration Programme (Chang’e)
China’s robotic lunar exploration probes, including orbiters, landers, and sample return missions.
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Chinese Space Station
China’s permanently-occupied, multi-module, Earth-orbiting space station, with a total mass of 60 to 80 tonnes. The core module of the station is scheduled for launch in 2018/19, and the assembly of the whole station is expected to be complete by 2022.
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Tiangong 2
China’s second Space Laboratory module, designed to demonstrate the medium-term orbital living and on-orbit refuelling capabilities, as well as to carry out space science and applications experiments.
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Tiangong 1
Temporarily crew-tended space laboratory module, serving as a ‘target vehicle’ for the perfection of orbital rendezvous and docking, as well as demonstrating short-term orbital living.
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Type 054A Jiangkai-II Class
New-generation multirole missile frigate introduced in 2008, capable of air defence, anti-submarine, anti-surface, and general purpose operations.
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Type 054 Jiangkai Class
The Type 054 (Jiangkai class) multirole missile frigates were introduced by the PLA Navy in 2005. This class was primarily intended to validate the hull design of a new generation frigate, but still equipped with older weapon systems and sensors. They were succeeded by the more capable Type 054A (Jiangkai-II class).
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Type 056 Jiangdao Class
The Type 056 (Jiangdao class) is a class of light frigate designed for patrol, escort, and other general roles in coastal waters. Over 40 hulls in the class have been launched at four shipyards since 2012 for both domestic use and foreign customers. An improved Type 056A with enhanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities was introduced in 2015.
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Type 053H3 Jiangwei-II Class
The Type 053H3 (Jiangwei-II class) is the multirole missile frigate introduced in the 1990s as a follow-on to the Type 053H2G (Jiangwei class).
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Type 055 Renhai Class
New class of multirole missile destroyer (DDG) currently under construction for the PLA Navy, referred to by the U.S. DoD as ‘Renhai’ class and classified it as a missile cruiser (CG) rather than destroyer.
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