Tag: China
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Military communications craft likely aboard Chinese launch
A Long March 3B rocket carrying the Chinasat 2C communications satellite lifts off from the Xichang space center in southwest China’s Sichuan province Tuesday. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese Long March 3B rocket lifted off Tuesday from the country’s Xichang space base, heading into orbit with a secretive payload believed by Western observers to be a…
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Long March 2D lofts latest Tianhui-1 satellite
China has conducted the launch of the latest Tianhui-1 satellite, believed to be the third in the range following on from a previous launch in 2012. The launch of Tianhui-1C took place at 07:10 UTC, utilizing the Long March 2D (Chang Zheng-2D) rocket, lifting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Chinese Launch: Like the…
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Chinese rocket deploys third Tianhui mapping satellite
A Long March 2D rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan launch center Monday with the Tianhui 1C mapping satellite. Thermal insulation panels are seen shedding from the rocket, a normal feature of a Long March 2D launch. Credit: Xinhua China’s third Tianhui mapping satellite, built for land resource surveys and scientific research, rocketed into space…
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Satellite launched to beam TV and Internet to the Asia-Pacific
A Long March 3B rocket launched with the Apstar 9 telecom satellite at 1616 GMT (12:16 p.m. EDT) Friday. Credit: Chinanews.com A commercial Chinese communications satellite launched Friday aboard a Long March 3B rocket on a mission to broadcast television to consumers across the Asia-Pacific and connect passengers on ships and airplanes with the Internet.…
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China launches Jilin-1 mission via Long March 2D
China launched four satellites to provide photographs to commercial clients while helping with harvest assessment, geological disaster prevention and resource surveys. The launch of the Jilin-1 mission took place at 04:13 UTC on Wednesday, using a Long March-2D launch vehicle from the 603 Launch Pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center’s LC43. Chinese Launch: The…
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Quartet of Earth imaging satellites launched from China
The Long March 2D rocket with four Jilin 1 satellites lifted off at 0413 GMT (12:13 a.m. EDT; 12:13 p.m. Beijing time) Wednesday. Credit: Xinhua Four commercial satellites launched from China’s northwestern spaceport Wednesday, riding into a 400-mile-high orbit on top of a two-stage Long March 2D booster rocket. The four satellites, all made in…
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20th satellite launched for Chinese navigation fleet
China’s Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 2313 GMT (7:13 p.m. EDT) Tuesday. Credit: Xinhua China added another spacecraft to its growing constellation of Beidou navigation satellites Tuesday with a successful launch by a Long March 3B rocket, according to state media reports. The satellite launched Tuesday is a new-generation design, adding a more…
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Second new Chinese launcher flies in a week
Video frame from a presentation on the Long March 11 maiden flight on China’s state-run CCTV news channel. Credit: CCTV For the second time in less than a week, China has debuted a new type of rocket designed to broaden the scope of the country’s Long March launcher family. This time a solid-fueled booster named…
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China aims for landing on moon’s far side by 2020
China’s Yutu rover is pictured in this view from the Chang’e 3 landing platform shortly after arriving on the moon in December 2013. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences/NAOC A rover and landing platform developed as a backup for China’s Chang’e 3 moon mission will be repurposed to attempt the first touchdown on the lunar far…
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Debut launch of Long March 6 deploys 20 satellites
The first launch of China’s new Long March 6 rocket took off at 2301 GMT (7:01 p.m. EDT) from the Taiyuan space center in northern China. Credit: Chinese Ministry of Defense China’s Long March 6 rocket, fueled by a mixture of kerosene and liquid oxygen, successfully shot into orbit on its first mission Saturday with…