The satellite, SJ-10, will carry out research in "microgravity and space life science" to provide scientific support to manned space missions and space scientists on Earth, said project chief Hu Wenrui.
All key components of the satellite have been tested and are functioning well, and it is expected to launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, Hu said.
The satellite will carry out 19 experiments in six fields: microgravity fluid physics, microgravity combustion, space material science, space radiation effect, microgravity biological effect and space biological techniques.
By Ruchi Singh
reporter
Park Sae-jin
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