Tag: China

  • China up the pace with another dual launch

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    China has launched its eighth orbital mission this year, orbiting two satellites via a CZ-2D Chang Zheng-2D (CZ2D-9) launch vehicle – from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center’s SLS-2 launch complex. The launch took place at 00:15 UTC on Thursday. The Chuang Xin-1 (2) was developed by the China Academy of Sciences, and according to the…

  • China launch VENESAT-1 – debut bird for Venezuela

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    China has launched Venezuelan’s first satellite, Simon Bolivar (or VENESAT-1 – the UN official designation), Wednesday. Simon Bolivar was orbited by a CZ-3B Chang Zheng-3B (CZ3B-11) launch vehicle, which launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 16:53 UTC. Developed on the template of the CZ-3A Chang Zheng-3A, the CZ-3B Chang Zheng-3B…

  • China dual launch via Chang Zheng-4B

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    China has launched two new satellites from its Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The Shi Jian-6 Group-03 satellites (SJ-6E Shi Jian-6E and SJ-6F Shi Jian-6F) were launched by a CZ-4B Chang Zheng-4B (CZ4B-12) at 01:15 UTC. There has been an element of secrecy surrounding this launch, though previous missions via this particular model of satellite have…

  • China’s Shenzhou-7 launched via Chang Zheng-2F

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    After three years of training and planning, China has launched the Shenzhou-7 mission on Thursday, marking an important step in the Chinese space exploration effort. Lift-off occurred at 9:10 am US Eastern from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The CZ-2F Chang Zheng-2F (CZ2F-7) launch vehicle carrying Shenzhou-7 has a crew of three taikonauts: Jing Haipeng, Zhai…