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Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator Again Accomplished Supporting Tasks for Launch of Shenzhou-14
2022/06/06  EN_上海电气集团股份有限公司

On the morning of June 5th, the Shenzhou-14 crewed spacecraft was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Throughout the preparation, commissioning and launch phase, Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator”), a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric, ensured stable and safe operation of elevators of the launch center without any fault due to excellent maintenance.

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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is pivotal to China’s space exploration, and consequently it has extremely meticulous and rigorous requirements for each and every task. Being proud of contributing to this great cause and with a strong sense of responsibility and mission, the technical team of Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator closely examined every part of every elevator, which is a supporting facility for the launch mission, and timely reported potential faults as well as providing scientific solutions in compliance with related regulations to the higher level, solving the problem after being approved to enable all elevators to run safely. As the spacecraft is being launched, elevators at the center were exposed to tough challenges of super-high temperatures, pressures and humidity. It is a big test for elevators and technicians of Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator. Based on information exchanges with experts of the launch center, the technical team reinforced facilities through a number of surgical measures including strengthening moving parts and reducing pressure inside the shaft amid the launch, ensuring the mission of all elevators to be accomplished.

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It is reported that there have been 9 elevators produced by Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator that have been in service at the Jiuquan center. Among them 5 were used from 1996 to 2009 at the hoisting workshop, 3 started working from 2010 at the command control center, launch tower (large) and test center respectively, and 1 from 2013 at the launch tower (small). And the latter 4 are still in service now. The 5 elevators at the hoisting workshop of the launch center were used in a string of launching missions from Shenzhou-1 to Shenzhou-11 spacecrafts. And the 3 that began operating at the command control center, launch tower(large) and test center have been fulfilling their duties throughout launches from Shenzhou-8 to Shenzhou-14.