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China’s Shenzhou-10 successfully docks with Tiangong-1
The three member crew of Shenzhou-10 docked with the Tiangong-1 space module at 05:11 UTC on Thursday, marking the start of 12 days of docked operations. The arrival…
China launches three person crew on Shenzhou-10
The Chinese have launched their fifth crewed space mission on Tuesday via the Shenzhou-10 mission. The launch of the Long March 2F/G rocket was on schedule at 09:38…
Long March 3B/E launches with Chinasat-11
The Chinese have launched the Chinasat-11 (Zhongxing-11) communication satellite via a Long March 3B/E (Chang Zheng-3B/E) rocket on Wednesday. The launch took place at 16:06 UTC from the…
China back in action with Long March 2D launch of Gaofen-1
China has opened its 2013 account with the launch of a new civilian high-resolution remote sensing satellite called Gaofen-1. Launched by a Long March 2D (Chang Zheng 2D),…
China end 2012 with Long March 2D launch of Göktürk-2
Chinas closing act on the orbital launch theatre for 2012 took place today at 04:12 UTC with the launching of the second Turkish made satellite, Göktürk-2, from the…
China’s 18th launch of 2012 sees Long March 3B loft ChinaSat-12
The Chinese have launched the ChinaSat-12 (Zhongxing-12) communications satellite into orbit via a Long March 3B/E (Chang Zheng-3B/E) on Tuesday – their 18th orbital launch of the year….
Long March 4C launches Yaogan Weixing-16 spy satellite for China
Following the postponement of the Zhongxing-12 (ChinaSat) communications satellite launch, the Chinese kept up their impressive launch pace with the lofting of the Yaogan Weixing-16 satellite by a…
Chinese Long March 2C lofts Huanjing-1C into orbit
China conducted its 16th orbital launch of the year by orbiting the third satellite on its Environmental Protection & Disaster Monitoring Constellation. The Huanjing-1C (Environment-1C) satellite was launched at 22:53…
China’s Long March 3C lofts another Compass-G into orbit
The Chinese were back in action on Thursday, launching the sixth Compass-G satellite into orbit via their Long March 3C (Chang Zheng 3C) launch vehicle. The 15:33 UTC launch…
Long March 2C launches Shijian-9 tech demonstrator satellite duo
The Chinese have launched their much delayed Shijian-9 mission on Sunday, involving a pair of technology demonstrator satellites. The launch took place at 03:25UTC from the Taiyuan Satellite…
Chinese Long March 2D launches Venezuela’s VRSS-1 satellite
A Chinese Long March 2D (Change Zheng 2D) has launched with Venezuela’s VRSS-1 ‘Francisco de Miranda’ remote sensing satellite on Saturday. The launch took from place from the Pad…
China back in action with dual Compass launch
China has launched a new pair of navigation satellites today to upgrade its satellite navigation constellation. The launch of the Compass-M5 and Compass-M6 satellites took place at 19:10UTC…
Long March 3C launches China’s third tracking and data relay satellite
A Long March 3C (Chang Zheng 3C) has returned China back into action for the first time since their Shenzhou-9 manned rendezvous and docking mission. The launch of…
Shenzhou-9 successfully returns to Earth
The three member crew of China’s Shenzhou-9 have safely returned to Earth, following a successful – and historic – docked mission with the unmanned space module Tiangong-1. The…
Shenzhou-9 successfully conducts manual docking test with Tiangong-1
More than half way through their mission, the crew of Shenzhou-9 have accomplished another major flight objective, as the spacecraft successfully conducted the manual docking test with the…
China’s Shenzhou-9 successfully docks with Tiangong-1
The three person crew of Shenzhou-9 – including the first Chinese woman to fly in space – have successfully conducted the first crewed docking for their country. Docking…
Chinese Long March 2F/G launches Shenzhou-9 on historic mission
Four years after the launch of the historical Shenzhou-7 EVA mission, China is writing another chapter his space history with the launch of the manned Shenzhou-9 mission. On board,…
China launches Yaogan 15 via Long March 4C at short notice
A Chinese Long March 4C has launched with a military passenger – understood to be the Yaogan 15 military satellite – from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Launch…
Long March 3B launches military satellite Chinasat-2A
A new military communications satellite – the Zhongxing-2A (Chinasat-2A) – was launched by a Chang Zheng-3B (Y17) (Long March 3B) launch vehicle on Saturday. Lift off from the…
China increases the pace with Long March 4B spy satellite launch
Four days after the launch of Tianhui-1B mapping satellite, China has launched a new optical remote sensing satellite on May 10, 2012 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center….
