Posts Tagged ‘china’
Long March 3B lofts ChinaSat 9A – third stage issue reported
Three days after the successful launch of the Huiyan (HXMT) X-ray space telescope, China was back in action with the launch of a new communications satellite from the…
China launches X-ray telescope via Long March 4B
Initially scheduled for launch back in 2010, China has finally launched the long-awaited Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) using a Long March-4B (Chang Zheng-4) launch vehicle from the Jiuquan…
Tianzhou-1 – China launches and docks debut cargo resupply
China is taking another significant step on the road towards a permanent presence in space, following the Long March 7 (TZ-1) launch of Tianzhou-1 – the first Chinese…
Experimental Tiankun-1 lofted during secretive KT-2 launch
China orbited a small experimental satellite called Tiankun-1 (TK-1), utilizing the Kaituozhe-2 (KT-2) rocket, new launch vehicle. Launched at 23:45 UTC on Thursday from the Jiuquan Launch Center,…
Shenzhou-11 docks with Tiangong-2 in latest Chinese space station mission
The Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou-11 – and its crew of two taikonauts – has successfully docked with the Tiangong-2 space module at 19:24 UTC. The docking begins a month long mission in…
China launches Tiangong-2 orbital module
China took another step on its long march to a permanent orbital outpost with the launch of the Tiangong-2 orbital module from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The…
China to launch Tiangong-2 in September ahead of new crew mission
China will make another big step in its manned space program with the launch of a new orbital laboratory and a new manned space mission in the next…
Long March 4C apparently fails during Gaofen-10 launch
China has unofficially suffered its first failure of the year during the attempt to launch the Gaofen-10 remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Wednesday….
Long March 4C launches Gaofen-3 Earth Observation Satellite
The long awaited launch of Gaofen-3 took place on Tuesday, lofted via the Chinese Long March-4C (Chang Zheng-4C) launch vehicle. The rocket, launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch…
Chinese Long March 3B launches Tiantong-1 satellite
China launched a communications satellite on Friday that supposedly will be used for mobile communications. The launch of the first Tiantong-1 satellite took place at 16:22 UTC on…
China successfully debuts Long March 7 – Recovers capsule
The Chinese conducted the maiden launch of the Long March 7 rocket on Saturday. The launch took place at 12:00 UTC, which also involved the inauguration of is…
China launches Yaogan-30 via Long March 2D
The Chinese have launched the Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellite via a Long March (Chang Zheng) 2D (Y27) rocket on Sunday. The launch – from the from the Jiuquan…
Shijian-10 successfully completes return to Earth
Following in the steps of the Shijian-8 mission in 2006, China has successfully completed the Shijian-10 recoverable satellite mission. The launch of Shijian-10 took place at 17:38 UTC on…
China opens 2016 campaign with Long March 3B launch of Belintersat-1
The Chinese have conducted their first orbital launch of 2016 with the lofting of a new communications satellite for Belarus. Belintersat-1 was launched at 16:57 UTC on Friday…
China launches Yaogan Weixing-28 via Long March 4B
The Chinese launched another satellite on the Yaogan Weixing series on Sunday. Launch of Yaogan Weixing-28 took place at 07:06 UTC using a Long March-4B launch vehicle from…
Long March 2D lofts latest Tianhui-1 satellite
China has conducted the launch of the latest Tianhui-1 satellite, believed to be the third in the range following on from a previous launch in 2012. The launch…
China launches Jilin-1 mission via Long March 2D
China launched four satellites to provide photographs to commercial clients while helping with harvest assessment, geological disaster prevention and resource surveys. The launch of the Jilin-1 mission took…
China conducts debut launch of Long March 6
China initiated a new era in its space exploration with the debut of a new family of launch vehicle. The first Long March-6 (Chang Zheng-6) rocket was successfully…
China lofts Gaofen 9 via Long March 2D
The second of possibly five orbital launches by China in September, took place at 04:45 UTC on Monday with the launch of another “remote sensing” satellite from the…
Chinese Long March 3B launches dual Beidou mission
China launched a new pair of navigation satellites in the move to advance the completion of the Phase III of its Beidou program. The launch took place at…
