Tag: China
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Long March 3B launches with ChinaSat-10
China has launched the ZX-10 ZhongXing-10 – also designated ChinaSat-10, Sinosat-5 or Xinnuo-5 – domestic communications satellite on Monday (16:13 UTC) from the Xi Chang Satellite Launch Center, in Sichuan Province. The launch was conducted by China’s Long March 3B (CZ-3B/E Chang Zheng-3B/E) launch vehicle. Chinese Launch: The new satellite – which will be positioned at 110.5…
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China kicks off their big 2011 push with BeiDou-2 launch
The first Chinese launch in 2011 took place at 20:47UTC on Saturday (April 9), as their Chang Zheng-3A (Long March 3A) launch vehicle orbited the third BeiDou-2 a navigation satellite, following lift-off from the Xi Chang Satellite Launch Center, in Sichuan Province. China is planning around 20 missions in 2011. Chinese Launch: This constellation of…
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China launches another navigation satellite – End 2010 with record 15 launches
Ending a record breaking year, China launched its seventh satellite as part of their large navigation system via their Long March 3A – otherwise known as the CZ-3A Chang Zheng-3A (Y18) – launch vehicle. The launch of BeiDou-2 ‘Compass-I2’ took place from the Xi Chang Satellite Launch Center, in Sichuan Province at 20:20UTC on Friday.…
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China launches Shen Tong-1 military satellite via Long March-3A
China launched the second Shen Tong-1 military communications satellite via a CZ-3A Chang Zheng-3A (Y19) launch vehicle, providing secured voice/data communications services for PLA ground users in Ku-band. Receiving the designation ZX-20A ZhongZhing-20A, the satellite was launched from the Xi Chang Satellite Launch Center, in Sichuan Province at 00:09 loca time on Friday. Chinese Launch: The…
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Indentity of one of the Chinese female taikonaut candidates revealed
Sources in China have confirmed the identity of one of the two female Air Force pilots currently vying to become China’s first woman in space. Captain Wang Yaping, 32, a Transport Pilot in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), and another currently unidentified colleague were selected in March, from a pool of fifteen female…
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Chinese record year increases as Long March 4C launches Feng Yun-3B
China’s Chang Zheng-4C (Long March 4C) launch vehicle has launched the FY-3 Feng Yun-3B meteorological satellite, the second of the experimental series. The launch took place at 18:37 UTC on Thursday (2:37am local time on Friday), lifting off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center – as China increases its record year to 13 launches. Satellite…
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Chinese Long March 3C launches with BeiDou-2
China has launched the sixth satellite in their growing navigation system on Sunday, via the launch of their Long March 3C (Chang Zheng-3C) launch vehicle, carrying the BeiDou-2 Compass-G4 satellite. The launch of took place from the Xi Chang Satellite Launch Center, in Sichuan Province at 16:26UTC on October 31. Chinese Launch: China’s constellation of…
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Long March 3C successfully launches Chang’e-2, China’s second lunar probe
The second phase of China’s lunar exploration launched on Friday, the national day of China, at 10:59:57 UTC (6:59am Eastern) – with the lift-off of Chang’e-2, China second lunar probe. The spacecraft is being lofted by a CZ-3C Chang Zheng-3C (Y7) (Long March 3C) launch vehicle from the LC2 launch complex of the Xi Chang Satellite…
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China launches YaoGan Weixing-11, press forward with Station and Lunar goals
China has carried out the ninth orbital launch of the year, by launching their Long March 2D carrying the Weixing-11 remote sensing satellite. The launch took place at 02:42UTC on Wednesday, lifting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Meanwhile, China has spoken about its near-term space flight goals. Chinese Launch: Once again the Chinese…
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China launches SinoSat-6 telecommunications satellite via Long March 3B
A Long March 3B (CZ-3B – Y13) has launched with the SinoSat-6 (also known as the ChinaSat-6A) telecommunications satellite on behalf of China. Lift-off took place at 16:14 UTC on Saturday September 4 (September 5 – 12:14 am local time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in SouthWest China’s Sichuan Province. The satellite will replace…