Tag: China
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Florida spaceport tallies highest launch rate in more than a decade
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad on May 20, 2015, with the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Images Cape Canaveral was the departure point for more space launches in 2015 than in any year since 2003, with 17…
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Florida spaceport tallies highest launch rate in more than a decade
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad on May 20, 2015, with the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Images Cape Canaveral was the departure point for more space launches in 2015 than in any year since 2003, with 17…
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China launches eagle-eyed satellite to stare down at Earth
China launched a high-altitude satellite Monday fitted with a powerful telescope to collect nearly continuous imagery of the Asia-Pacific from geostationary orbit, an apparently unique capability that could help track foreign naval activity, according to Chinese news reports. The Gaofen 4 spacecraft lifted off at 1604 GMT (11:04 a.m. EST) Monday from the Xichang launch…
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China launches eagle-eyed satellite to stare down at Earth
China launched a high-altitude satellite Monday fitted with a powerful telescope to collect nearly continuous imagery of the Asia-Pacific from geostationary orbit, an apparently unique capability that could help track foreign naval activity, according to Chinese news reports. The Gaofen 4 spacecraft lifted off at 1604 GMT (11:04 a.m. EST) Monday from the Xichang launch…
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China sends dark matter probe into orbit
China launched the first in a series of planned space science probes Thursday, putting a satellite into orbit to study high-energy cosmic rays for signals hinting at hypothesized clumps of dark matter that have eluded detection for decades. The Dark Matter Particle Explorer, or DAMPE, mission is the first dedicated astrophysics observatory put into orbit…
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Long March lofts communications craft for Chinese government
A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 1646 GMT (11:46 a.m. EST) Wednesday with the Chinasat 1C satellite. Credit: Xinhua A Long March 3B rocket driven by four strap-on boosters blasted off Wednesday from the Xichang space base in southwestern China, successfully delivering a communications payload to orbit a half-hour later to likely begin…
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Radar spy satellite launched by China
China’s Yaogan 29 satellite lifted off at 2124 GMT (4:24 p.m. EST) Thursday, or 5:24 a.m. Beijing time Friday. Credit: Xinhua China launched its latest military spy satellite Thursday with the successful deployment of the Yaogan 29 payload in polar orbit, likely adding a new radar reconnaissance craft to the country’s space fleet. The Yaogan…
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China launches first satellite for Laos
Built and financed by China, a $258 million Laotian communications satellite project launched Friday aboard a Long March 3B rocket to better connect the mountainous Southeast Asia nation and surrounding regions. The LaoSat 1 spacecraft is the first satellite for Laos, an achievement Laotian state media hailed as a “landmark” for the country. The satellite…
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Intelligence-gathering satellite launched by China
A Chinese Long March 4B rocket launched with the Yaogan 28 satellite at 0706 GMT (2:06 a.m. EST; 3:06 p.m. Beijing time) Sunday. Credit: Xinhua China launched a government-owned surveillance satellite Sunday, adding another member to the country’s reconnaissance network after liftoff on a Long March 4B booster. The Yaogan 28 spacecraft is circling Earth…
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China launches Yaogan Weixing-28 via Long March 4B
The Chinese launched another satellite on the Yaogan Weixing series on Sunday. Launch of Yaogan Weixing-28 took place at 07:06 UTC using a Long March-4B launch vehicle from the LC9 launch complex at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Chinese Launch: As is usual for the Chinese media, this spacecraft is once again classed as a new…