Technicians from the Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center help ensure a safe return for the Shenzhou XIII space mission crew. [Photo/WeChat ID: hefeigaoxinfabu]

China's Shenzhou XIII space mission crew landed at Dongfeng Landing Site on April 16. Hefei's aerospace information technology helped ensure a safe journey for the crew and a stable live broadcast of their return home.

The helicopter-borne satellite communication device developed by Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center Space-ground Information Network Research Institute and the Hefei–based 38th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC38) helped transmit on-site search and rescue images to the command center.

Featuring a long transmission distance, wide bandwidth and strong mobility, the device guaranteed the uninterrupted transmission of real-time HD video images and voice signals between the landing site and the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.

The RUV-900 car-borne phased array satellite communication device developed by Hefei technology company Rhosoon was utilized by China Media Group during the live broadcast of the three astronauts' journey back home.

Featuring automatic tracking and a strong and stable connection, the device can quickly and accurately track satellites during the high-speed operation of the vehicle, ensuring that the live broadcast signal is not interrupted. Images transmitted from the scene gave hundreds of millions of Chinese audiences a clear view of the spacecraft's successful landing.

The vehicle equipped with Rhosoon's RUV-900 car-borne phased array satellite communication device arrives at the landing site. [Photo/WeChat ID: hefeigaoxinfabu]