The first earth satellite in China was Dongfanghong 1, with a diameter of about 1 m and a weight of 173 kg, which exceeded the sum of the first satellites of the Soviet Union, the United States, France and Japan.

1On April 24th, 970, China's first artificial earth satellite was successfully launched at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, making China the fifth country in the world to independently develop and launch an artificial earth satellite after the Soviet Union, the United States, France and Japan, which resounded the "Oriental Red" music all over the world, announcing that China has entered the space age.