China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang VI concluded its 154-day trip on Thursday after covering more than 30,000 nautical miles.
The ship returned to the port of China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Controlling Departmentin eastern Jiangsu province.
Since September 2011, Yuanwang III, Yuanwang V and Yuanwang VI had sailed out insuccession to maritime areas in the Pacific to carry out 12 tracking missions, including China'sfirst space rendezvous and docking test of spaceship Shenzhou-8 and space lab moduleTiangong-1.
Yuanwang III and Yuanwang V came back home at the end of January.
Construction of Yuanwang VI was completed in 2008. It represents a new generation of space-tracking ships designed and manufactured in China, manipulating and coordinating the spaceposition of satellites and spaceships.
On its maiden voyage in September 2008, Yuanwang VI was engaged in maritime tracking ofthe Shenzhou-7 manned space mission.
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