Tag: China
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Chinese Long March 3B lofts Alcomsat-1 for Algeria
China is continuing to pick up its launch cadence via the launch of a new communications satellite for Algeria on Sunday. The Alcomsat-1 satellite was orbited by a Long March-3B/G2 (Chang Zheng-3B/G2) launch vehicle from the LC2 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Liftoff time was recorded at 16:41 UTC. Alcomsat-1 Launch: The Alcomsat-1…
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Chinese military imaging satellite lifts off from Jiuquan space base
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off Sunday from the Jiuquan launch center in northwest China. Credit: Xinhua A Long March 2D rocket boosted a Chinese military imaging satellite into a 300-mile-high orbit Sunday after liftoff from a remote launch base in the country’s northwestern frontier. The clandestine payload rode a two-stage, 134-foot-tall (41-meter) Long…
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Three Chinese military surveillance satellites successfully launched
A Long March 2C rocket lifted off Friday with three Yaogan 30-02 satellites. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese rocket placed three experimental military surveillance satellites in orbit Friday, the second set of related triplets launched in less than two months. The satellites lifted off aboard a Long March 2C rocket from the Xichang launch base in…
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Long March 2C launches Yaogan Weixing-30-02 trio
Continuing its frenetic launch activity for the end of the year, China conducted another secretive launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province. The Yaogan Weixing-30-02 mission – involving three satellites – was launched by a Long March-2C launch vehicle at 18:10 UTC on Friday from the LC3 Launch Complex. Yaogan-30-02 Launch: As is…
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Long March 6 launches Jilin-1 trio
China launched three commercial remote sensing satellites to be used for high definition video in what is known as the Jilin-1 constellation. The launch took place at 04:50 UTC on Tuesday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center’s LC16 Launch Complex using the Long March-6 (Chang Zheng-6) launch vehicle. Chinese launch: The Jilin-1 constellation was developed in…
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Three video imaging satellites launched from China
Credit: New China TV A Long March 6 booster took off Tuesday from China with three Earth observation satellites designed to record high-definition video and color imagery from a perch more than 300 miles above the planet. The trio of commercial satellites launched from pad 16 at the Taiyuan space center in northeastern China’s Shanxi…
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Chinese weather satellite launched into polar orbit
A Long March 4C rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan space center Tuesday with the Fengyun 3D weather satellite. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese Long March 4C rocket launched Tuesday with a new polar-orbiting weather observatory named Fengyun 3D, replacing an aging satellite for the China Meteorological Administration. The Fengyun 3D satellite lifted off at 1835…
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Chinese weather satellite launched into polar orbit
A Long March 4C rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan space center Tuesday with the Fengyun 3D weather satellite. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese Long March 4C rocket launched Tuesday with a new polar-orbiting weather observatory named Fengyun 3D, replacing an aging satellite for the China Meteorological Administration. The Fengyun 3D satellite lifted off at 1835…
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Long March 3B successfully returns with dual Beidou-3 mission
China successfully launched a new pair of navigation satellites – namely the Beidou-3M1 (Beidou-24) and Beidou-3M2 (Beidou-25) navigation spacecraft – on Sunday, using a Long March-3B/YZ-1 rocket that was marking its return. The launch took place at around 11:45 UTC from the LC2 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province. It took…
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China returns Long March 3B rocket to service after June failure
A Long March 3B rocket lifts off from the Xichang launch base Sunday with two Beidou navigation satellites. Credit: Xinhua China’s Long March 3B rocket, used to power navigation and communications satellites into high-altitude orbits, launched for the first time in nearly five months Sunday with two spacecraft for the country’s Beidou positioning network. Sunday’s…