Tag: China
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Long March 4B lofts new Gaofen satellite
China launched a new remote sensing satellite on Friday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Launch of the Gaofen multi-mode integrated imaging satellite took place at 03:10 UTC from the LC9 launch Complex using the Long March-4B (Y43) rocket. The new remote sensing satellite was accompanied by the small Xibaipo (BY 70-2) on its ride…
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China launches final Beidou-3 with Long March 3B Return To Flight
China has launched the final Beidou satellite to complete its orbital navigation constellation. Launch of the Beidou-3GEO3 used the Long March/Chang Zheng-3B/G2 (Y68) rocket and lifted off on 22 June at 21:43 EDT (23 June at 01:43 UTC) from pad LC-2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It will be “some time” before China comments…
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China launches final Beidou-3 with Long March 3B Return To Flight
China has launched the final Beidou satellite to complete its orbital navigation constellation. Launch of the Beidou-3GEO3 used the Long March/Chang Zheng-3B/G2 (Y68) rocket and lifted off on 22 June at 21:43 EDT (23 June at 01:43 UTC) from pad LC-2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It will be “some time” before China comments…
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Long March 2C lofts Haiyang-1D
China launched the fourth ocean survey satellite of the Haiyang-1 series on Wednesday, with the launch taking place from the Taiyuan Satellite Launching Centre’s LC9 Launch Complex at 18:31 UTC. A Long March-2C (Chang Zheng-2C) rocket was used to loft the new satellite. Working in conjunction with Haiyang-1C, Haiyang-1D will be used to monitor and…
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Long March 2C lofts Haiyang-1D
China launched the fourth ocean survey satellite of the Haiyang-1 series on Wednesday, with the launch taking place from the Taiyuan Satellite Launching Centre’s LC9 Launch Complex at 18:31 UTC. A Long March-2C (Chang Zheng-2C) rocket was used to loft the new satellite. Working in conjunction with Haiyang-1C, Haiyang-1D will be used to monitor and…
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China launches ocean monitoring satellite
A Long March 2C rocket lifts off with the Haiyang 1D oceanography satellite. Credit: Xinhua A civilian-operated Chinese oceanography satellite deployed in orbit after lifting off on a Long March 2C rocket Wednesday, joining a predecessor launched in 2018 to monitor ocean color and water temperatures. Chinese engineers also debuted modifications to the Long March…
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Two Chinese launches deploy satellites for Earth-imaging, tech demonstrations
The payload fairing of a Long March 11 rocket is integrated with the rest of the launch vehicle before a May 29 mission that placed two small satellites into orbit. Credit: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology Two launches of Chinese rockets Friday and Sunday successfully placed Earth-imaging and technology demonstration satellites into orbit. The two…
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Long March 2D lofts Gaofen-9
A Long March 2D launched the Gaofen-9 (02) remote sensing satellite on Sunday, as China begins to ramp up its 2020 launch schedule. The launch took place at 8:53 UTC from the LC43/94 launch complex at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia. The HEAD-4 satellite rode to orbit as a co-passenger. The new Earth…
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Long March 2D lofts Gaofen-9
A Long March 2D launched the Gaofen-9 (02) remote sensing satellite on Sunday, as China begins to ramp up its 2020 launch schedule. The launch took place at 8:53 UTC from the LC43/94 launch complex at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia. The HEAD-4 satellite rode to orbit as a co-passenger. The new Earth…
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First two smallsats launched for Chinese data relay constellation
A Kuaizhou 1A rocket takes off from the Jiuquan space base Tuesday. Credit: Weibo A Chinese Kuaizhou 1A rocket launched Tuesday with the first two spacecraft for China’s planned 80-satellite Xingyun communications and data relay constellation. The solid-fueled launcher fired away from a road-mobile transported at 0116 GMT Tuesday (9:16 p.m. EDT Monday) from the …