Critical communications solution from Hytera assists Ground Rescue and Recovery Team of Shenzhou-13 Spacecraft
James Thorpe
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The Shenzhou-13 spacecraft safely landed on 16 April 2022 after six months aboard China’s newest orbital station in the longest crewed mission to date for the country’s space program.
The spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, landed in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region about nine hours after departing from the core Tianhe module of Tiangong space station.
Hytera is proud to have provided communication support for the safe landing of the Shenzhou-13 return capsule as well as the astronauts. With the capsule landing site in Gobi Desert, the largest desert in Asia where cellular coverage can be patchy or even non-existent, the ground rescue and recovery team was in need of a reliable and portable communication system to coordinate and dispatch team members efficiently.
Adopting Hytera DMR communication system, the team was divided into convenient talk groups so only the relevant group needs to hear the call; this is a very efficient way of communicating compared to consumer mobile phone services which are restricted to one-to-one calling and helps to ensure smooth and discrete operations.
The system also integrates GPS function to enable team members to be monitored and located outdoors, while Bluetooth or RFID technology in the radio can be integrated with beacons and RFID tags to provide indoor location fixes. Location technology means that members can be quickly located in the case of an accident or gets into trouble if they press the emergency button or an automatic alarm is triggered.
Hytera DMR radio systems can also be integrated with fixed telephony systems, cellular networks, CCTV platforms and Internet of Things (IoT) sensor data to provide access to a wider range of data and to enable communications with people without radios or outside the DMR coverage area.
As a key player in the PMR industry, Hytera has successfully supported the development of various national-level projects in public safety, transportation, emergency response, utility and other industrial verticals. In the future, Hytera will continue to make better efforts on world-class missions with its professional critical communication technologies to make the world more efficiently and intelligently connected.
