Tag: China
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China returns to action with Yaogan Weixing-20 mission
Closing a four month gap since the previous orbital launch, China successfully launched the Yaogan Weixing-20 mission from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Launch took place on Saturday at 05:45 UTC from the 603 launch pad of the LC43 launch complex using a Long March-4C (Chang Zheng-4C) launch vehicle. Chinese Launch: The Yaogan Weixing-20 mission…
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China opens 2014 campaign with secretive satellite launch
The Chinese finally opened their 2014 campaign with the launch of a Shijian-11 class satellite. A Chang Zheng 2C (Long March 2C) rocket lofted a mysterious satellite – understood to be part of the Shijian-11 series of early warning satellites – from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center’s 603 launch pad at the LC43 launch complex at 02:46 UTC. Chinese Launch: This…
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China’s Chang’e-3 and Jade Rabbit duo land on the Moon
China’s Chang’e-3 and the lunar rover Yutu (Jade Rabbit) have landed on the lunar surface at 1:11 pm UTC on Saturday. The duo were launched by a Long March 3B on December 1, which was followed by a nominal flight into lunar orbit and subsequently China’s first soft landing on the Moon. China’s Mission to…
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Brazil’s CBERS-3 spacecraft lost following Chinese failure
A Chinese Long March 4B launched the CBERS-3 satellite at 03:26 UTC on Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. However, despite initial news of a launch success, the Chinese media are now claiming the launch vehicle suffered a problem during ascent, failed to insert the satellite into its required orbit, leading to the satellite being…
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Three person crew of China’s Shenzhou-10 return to Earth
The Chinese Shenzhou-10 spacecraft has returned its three member crew safely back to Earth following a 15 day mission in space, most of which involved docked operations with the Tiangong-1 space module. While the mission further refined rendezvous and docking techniques, crewmember Wang Yaping also provided a space lecture to thousands of Chinese school children.…
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Long March 3B/E launches with Chinasat-11
The Chinese have launched the Chinasat-11 (Zhongxing-11) communication satellite via a Long March 3B/E (Chang Zheng-3B/E) rocket on Wednesday. The launch took place at 16:06 UTC from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in the south west region of China. Long March 3B/E Launch: Zhongxing-11 has a lift-off mass of around 5,000 kg and a design…
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China end 2012 with Long March 2D launch of Göktürk-2
Chinas closing act on the orbital launch theatre for 2012 took place today at 04:12 UTC with the launching of the second Turkish made satellite, Göktürk-2, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Göktürk-2 was carried into space by a Long March 2D (Chang Zheng-2D) launch vehicle. China’s 19th Launch Of 2012: Launch was schedule on…
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China’s Long March 3C lofts another Compass-G into orbit
The Chinese were back in action on Thursday, launching the sixth Compass-G satellite into orbit via their Long March 3C (Chang Zheng 3C) launch vehicle. The 15:33 UTC launch from the LC2 launch complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in Sichuan Province marked 15th successful orbital launch this year for China. China Launch Again: According…
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Long March 2C launches Shijian-9 tech demonstrator satellite duo
The Chinese have launched their much delayed Shijian-9 mission on Sunday, involving a pair of technology demonstrator satellites. The launch took place at 03:25UTC from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center using a Long March 2C (Chang Zheng-2C/SMA) launch vehicle. Chinese Launch: The two satellites were developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) for…
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Chinese Long March 2D launches Venezuela’s VRSS-1 satellite
A Chinese Long March 2D (Change Zheng 2D) has launched with Venezuela’s VRSS-1 ‘Francisco de Miranda’ remote sensing satellite on Saturday. The launch took from place from the Pad 603 at the Launch Complex 43 in the South Launch Site (SLS), marking another important step in the growing cooperation between the two countries. VRSS-1 Launch: After the…