On April 24, 1970, China became the fifth nation to independently launch a satellite into orbit.
Dong Fang Hong I was the first of a series of satellites China launched under the Dong Fang Hong space satellite program. It lifted off on a Long March I rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The name "Dong Fang Hong" translates to "The East is Red." This was also the name of a Chinese song glorifying Chairman Mao, and it was China's unofficial national anthem during the communist revolution in the 1960s. This song was broadcast from the satellite via a radio transmitter for 20 days. The success of Dong Fang Hong I made China the fifth nation to launch a satellite on a native rocket, following the Soviet Union, the U.S., France and Japan.
Dong Fang Hong I was the first of a series of satellites China launched under the Dong Fang Hong space satellite program. It lifted off on a Long March I rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The name "Dong Fang Hong" translates to "The East is Red." This was also the name of a Chinese song glorifying Chairman Mao, and it was China's unofficial national anthem during the communist revolution in the 1960s. This song was broadcast from the satellite via a radio transmitter for 20 days. The success of Dong Fang Hong I made China the fifth nation to launch a satellite on a native rocket, following the Soviet Union, the U.S., France and Japan.
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00:00On this day in space.
00:03On April 24th, 1970, China became the fifth nation to independently launch a satellite into orbit.
00:09Dongfeng Hong 1 was the first of a series of satellites China launched under the Dongfeng Hong Space Satellite Program.
00:15It lifted off on a Long March 1 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
00:19The name Dongfeng Hong translates to The East is Red.
00:23This was also the name of a Chinese song glorifying Chairman Mao,
00:27and it was China's unofficial national anthem during the Communist Revolution in the 1960s.
00:32The song was broadcast from the satellite via radio transmitter for 20 days.
00:36The success of Dongfeng Hong 1 made China the fifth nation to launch a satellite on a native rocket
00:41following the Soviet Union, the U.S., France, and Japan.
00:45And that's what happened on this day in space.