Tag: Chinasat 9A
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China resumes launch campaigns after string of failures, delays lunar mission
A Long March 2C rocket launched Sept. 29 from the Xichang space center in southwest China, the first Chinese space launch since July 2. Credit: Xinhua The launch of three experimental remote sensing satellites last week signaled the resumption of Chinese space launches following multiple rocket failures since late last year, but a senior Chinese…
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Chinese TV broadcasting satellite reaches operational orbit after off-target launch
Chinasat 9A pictured with members of the satellite’s manufacturing and test team. Credit: China Academy of Space Technology The Chinasat 9A communications satellite has arrived at its operational perch more than 22,000 miles over the equator after a Long March rocket deployed the craft in a lower-than-planned orbit last month due to a roll control…
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Chinese broadcasting satellite ends up in wrong orbit after rocket failure
File photo of a previous Long March 3B launch. Credit: Xinhua Ground controllers could try to salvage a Chinese television broadcasting satellite deployed in a lower-than-planned orbit Sunday by a Long March 3B rocket. A brief statement from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., a state-run contractor for China’s space program, confirmed an anomaly…