China is starting to increase its launch cadence again after a slow start to 2023. This week saw three launches in the Chang Zheng family while several more non-Chang Zheng vehicles were spotted on launch pads at Jiuquan.
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The Chinese space program has resumed launches after going over a month without a single…
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China has launched two more missions to orbit, bringing its launch count in January to…
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With two launches now under its belt, China joins the US as the second nation…
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Chinese Zhuque-2 fails during first methalox orbital launch attempt
by Adrian BeilThe first attempt to launch an orbital methane rocket was not successful. China’s LandSpace launched…
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With Monday’s launch of the Shiyan-20A satellite aboard a Chang Zheng 4C rocket, China has…
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China has launched the Shenzhou-15 mission to the Tiangong space station on Tuesday, Nov. 29,…
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China launches two missions from Jiuquan in under 30 hours
by Lee KanayamaIn just under 30 hours, China launched two rockets with six satellites to their respective…
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The China Aerospace Science Corporation (CASC) successfully launched the classified Shiyan-20C satellite to low Earth…
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China launched the Advanced Space-borne Solar Observatory (ASO-S) on Chang Zheng 2D. The launch took…
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China conducted another EVA outside of their Tiangong Space Station, preparing the station for the…
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A few busy days are behind the Chinese space program. Not only did three orbital…
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The Chinese commercial launch company Galactic Energy has launched a mission it has dubbed “White…
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China launches spaceplane for second time as part of double header
by Adrian BeilTwo launches were conducted from China in the last 24 hours on what was a…
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The CAS Space Zhongke-1A, an all-solid four-stage small to medium-lift launch vehicle, made its first-ever…
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China launched the Gaofen-12 03 mission on board a Chang Zheng 4C today at 15:46…
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This morning at 02:08 UTC, Kuaizhou-1A successfully returned to flight with the Tianxing-1 mission. The…
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China launches Shenzhou 14 mission to support module installation
by Adrian BeilChina scuessfully launched the Shenzhou 14 mission to their Tiangong space station on Sunday morning,…
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China launches three LEO communication satellites ahead of launch surge
by Adrian BeilChina launched three payloads onboard a Chang Zheng 2C rocket today at 10:30 UTC and…
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Hyperbola-1, China’s first privately-owned rocket, fails in 2nd consecutive return to flight mission
i-Space, a private Chinese launch provider, attempted to return to flight with the Hyperbola-1 (SQX-1)…