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 April 24, 1970, China became the fifth nation to independently launch a satellite into orbit.
00:09Dongfanghong-1 was the first of a series of satellites China launched under the Dongfanghong
00:14Space Satellite Program. It lifted off on a Long March 1 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch
00:19Center. The name Dongfanghong translates to, the East is Red. This was also the name of a
00:25Chinese song glorifying Chairman Mao, and it was China's unofficial national anthem during the
00:29Communist Revolution in the 1960s. This song was broadcast from the satellite via radio
00:34transmitter for 20 days. The success of Dongfanghong-1 made China the fifth nation to launch a satellite
00:40on a native rocket following the Soviet Union, the US, France, and Japan. And that's what
00:45happened on this day in space.