Tag: China
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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 …
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Kuaizhou-1A launches two satellites, one named in tribute to Wuhan
A Chinese Kuaizhou-1A (Y6) rocket has launched the first two operational satellites for the Xingyun narrowband constellation. The launch took place at 01:16 UTC on Tuesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The two satellites Xingyun-2 (01) ‘Wuhan’ and Xingyun-2 (02) were developed by the Xingyun Satellite Co., a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and…
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China’s massive Long March 5B’s rocket falls out of orbit over Atlantic Ocean
This map illustrates the track of the Long March 5B core stage on its final orbit. The rocket body re-entered over the North Atlantic Ocean, somewhat closer to the coast of Africa on this particular orbit. Credit: Aerospace Corp. A large rocket stage left in space after the successful launch of China’s heavy-lift Long March…
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U.S. military tracking unguided re-entry of large Chinese rocket
File photo of a Long March 5 core stage on a previous mission. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese rocket measuring around 100 feet long that launched earlier this month will likely plunge back into Earth’s atmosphere some time Monday, becoming the most massive object in decades to fall out of orbit in an uncontrolled manner. The…