Tag: China
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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…
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China back in action with dual Compass launch
China has launched a new pair of navigation satellites today to upgrade its satellite navigation constellation. The launch of the Compass-M5 and Compass-M6 satellites took place at 19:10UTC on Tuesday from the LC2 launch complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, using the powerful Long March-3B/E (Chang Zheng-3B/E). Chinese Launch: Developed from the DFH-3B satellite platform, the Compass-M…
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Long March 3C launches China’s third tracking and data relay satellite
A Long March 3C (Chang Zheng 3C) has returned China back into action for the first time since their Shenzhou-9 manned rendezvous and docking mission. The launch of the TL-1 Tianlian-1 (3) ‘Sky Link’ sent the country’s third tracking and data relay satellite into orbit. Launch occured at 15:43 UTC on Wednesday from the Xichang Satellite…