Tag: China
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China launches satellite to monitor world’s oceans
A Chinese Long March 2C rocket lifted off Friday with the Haiyang 1C ocean observation satellite. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese marine observation satellite designed to monitor ocean pollution, measure sea temperatures and track ship movements successfully launched Friday on top of a Long March 2C rocket. The Haiyang 1C spacecraft lifted off at 0315 GMT…
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China sets new national record for most launches in a year
A Long March 3B rocket lifts off with two Beidou navigation satellites. Credit: Xinhua Two navigation satellites joined China’s growing Beidou network with a successful rocket flight Friday that set a new record for the most Chinese space launches in a year. The satellite duo lifted off at 2352 GMT (7:52 p.m. EDT) Friday from…
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Long March 3B launches latest Chinese GPS satellites
A new pair of navigation satellites were launched on Friday by China, marking its 23rd orbital launch this year. The launch of Beidou-3M11 and Beidou-3M12 took place from the LC3 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, using a Long March-3B/Y1 (Chang Zheng-3B/Y1) launch vehicle. Launch time was 23:52 UTC and took…
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Long March 4B rocket lofts Chinese Earth-observing satellite
A Chinese Long March 4B rocket lifts off Tuesday with the Gaofen 11 Earth observation satellite. Credit: Xinhua A sharp-eyed Chinese Earth-imaging satellite rode a Long March 4B booster into orbit Tuesday, tying the record for the highest number of space launches China has achieved in a single year. The three-stage, liquid-fueled Long March 4B…
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Another pair of Chinese navigation satellites successfully launched
A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 0148 GMT Sunday (9:48 p.m. EDT Saturday) from the Xichang space center in southwestern China with two Beidou navigation satellites. Credit: CALT A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launched two satellites Sunday to become the eighth and ninth spacecraft added to the country’s Beidou navigation system so…
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Beidou-3 MEO-5 and MEO-6 launched by Long March 3B
China launched two new navigation satellites on Sunday, marking its 21st orbital launch this year. The launch of Beidou-3M5 and Beidou-3M6 took place from the LC3 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, using a Long March-3B/Y1 (Chang Zheng-3B/Y1) launch vehicle. Launch time was 01:40UTC and it took over four hours to…
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Chinese navigation satellite deployed by Long March rocket
A Long March 3A rocket lifts off from the Xichang space center with China’s newest Beidou navigation satellite. Credit: Xinhua China launched its second space mission in less than 24 hours Monday, sending a Beidou navigation satellite toward an orbital perch around 22,000 miles above Earth. The Beidou navigation lifted off on top of a…
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China successfully launches two satellites for Pakistan
A Chinese Long March 2C rocket lifts off Monday from the Jiuquan space center. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese Long March 2C rocket launched Monday with two satellites for Pakistan’s national space agency, extending a partnership between the two countries’ space programs. The Long March 2C booster lifted off at 0356 GMT Monday (11:56 p.m. EDT…
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Long March 2C launches two satellites for Pakistan
China launched two new satellites for Pakistan on Monday, in the first of two Chinese launched scheduled for July 9. The launch took place at 03:56 UTC from the LC43/94 launch complex at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center using a Long March-2C/SMA launch vehicle. Onboard were the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) and the PakTES-1A satellite.…
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Long March 2C launches two satellites for Pakistan
China launched two new satellites for Pakistan on Monday, in the first of two Chinese launched scheduled for July 9. The launch took place at 03:56 UTC from the LC43/94 launch complex at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center using a Long March-2C/SMA launch vehicle. Onboard were the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) and the PakTES-1A satellite.…