Tag: China
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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 Satellite Launch Center – took place at 02:43 UTC from the 603 Launch Platform at the LC43 Launch Complex. Yaogan-30 Launch: As is usual for the Chinese…
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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 Satellite Launch Center – took place at 02:43 UTC from the 603 Launch Platform at the LC43 Launch Complex. Yaogan-30 Launch: As is usual for the Chinese…
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Chinese space lab back on Earth after groundbreaking embryo experiment
Chinese technicians greet the Shijian 10 landing module after its touchdown Monday in the Inner Mongolia region. Credit: Xinhua/Chen Junqing An uncrewed spacecraft landed in China’s Inner Mongolia region Monday after nearly 13 days in orbit carrying an array of microgravity research experiments, including a groundbreaking investigation that showed mammal embryos can develop in space,…
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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 April 5, using a Long March-2D launch vehicle from the 603 Launch Pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center’s LC43. The capsule safely returned to Earth on…
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Chinese research craft launched on two-week mission
The Shijian 10 recoverable satellite lifted off at 1:38 a.m. Beijing time Wednesday. Credit: Xinhua The unpiloted Shijian 10 spacecraft launched from a spaceport in northwestern China on Tuesday with a suite of microgravity research experiments developed by Chinese and European scientists. The bullet-shaped space capsule soared into orbit aboard a Long March 2D rocket at…
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Long March 3A rocket gives boost to Chinese navigation satellite
A Long March 3A rocket blasts off with a Beidou navigation satellite at 2011 GMT (4:11 p.m. EDT) Tuesday. Credit: Xinhua China’s Beidou navigation system received a new addition Tuesday with the successful launch of a fresh satellite aboard a Long March 3A rocket. The 172-foot-tall (52-meter) launcher blasted off at 2011 GMT (4:11 p.m.…
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China to launch new space lab later this year
Artist’s concept of a Shenzhou spacecraft (left) and the Tiangong 1 space lab module (right) in orbit. Credit: Xinhua China plans to launch a new human-rated space laboratory as soon as July and send two astronauts to visit the mini-space station by end of the year, officials said Sunday. The piloted flight will be China’s…
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Successful launch expands China’s Beidou navigation system
A Long March 3C rocket lifts off Monday with a new Beidou navigation satellite. Credit: Xinhua A new addition to China’s Beidou navigation network launched Monday on top of a Long March 3C rocket, which injected the satellite into an orbit more than 13,000 miles above Earth several hours later. The Beidou spacecraft will test…
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Belarusian communications satellite launched from China
A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 1657 GMT (11:57 a.m. EST) with the Belintersat 1 communications satellite. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese rocket carried the first communications satellite for Belarus into orbit Friday, recording a success in the first space launch this year. The Belintersat 1 telecom craft lifted off at 1657 GMT (11:57…
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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 via a Long March 3B/G2 rocket. The launch was conducted from the Xichang’s Satellite Launch Center’s LC3 pad. Chinese Launch: Belintersat-1 is based on the Chinese DFH-4…