The purpose of building ocean-going space tracking ships in China is to perform maritime tracking and control duties for satellites and manned spacecrafts. Being the latest and most advanced space tracking ship of China, Yuanwang-6 is equipped with and makes use of the new and high technologies of maritime meteorology, electronics, mechanics, optics, communication and computing for its missions. Yuanwang-6 successfully performed maritime tracking and remote control of "Shenzhou 7" spacecraft during a mission jointly carried out by other ships of the "Yuanwang" fleet in September 2008. Through the visit of Yuanwang-6 to Hong Kong, it is hoped that the people of Hong Kong, especially the young ones, may learn more about the progress of China's aerospace technology in recent years, develop their interest in aerospace technology and contribute to the cause of aerospace development in China.

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