Tag: Chinese
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Long March 3B conducts another secretive launch
A super-secretive satellite was launched by China from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Saturday. Launch of the unknown spacecraft – unofficially claimed to be the Communications Engineering Test Satellite -1 (TXJSSY-1) – took place at 15:42 UTC using a Long March-3B (Chang Zheng-3B) rocket, as the Chinese continue their build up in space. Chinese Launch:…
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Long March 4C lofts latest Yaogan Weixing satellite
Confirming the rumors that have circulated over recent days, China has launched another new satellite in the military’s Yaogan Weixing series via the use of a Long March-4C (Chang Zheng-4C) rocket. The mission began with liftoff at 02:31 UTC on Thursday, from the LC9 launch complex at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Chinese Launch: As…
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Chinese Long March 4B launches Yaogan Weixing-26
The Chinese launched another satellite on the Yaogan Weixing series on Saturday. Launch of Yaogan Weixing-26 took place at 03:22 UTC using a Long March-4B launch vehicle from the LC9 launch complex at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Chinese Launch: As is usual for the Chinese media, this spacecraft is once again classed as a new…
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Long March 2C conducts surprise Yaogan-23 launch
The Chinese have conducted another surprise launch, once again with a new satellite in the Yaogan Weixing series. Yaogan-23 was launched at 18:53 UTC on Friday, utilizing the Long March-2C (Chang Zheng-2C) rocket from the LC901 launch platform of the LC9 launch complex at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Chinese Launch: As usual Chinese media…
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Chinese Long March 2C launches final Shijian-11 satellite
The Chinese have launched what appears to be the final satellite of the Shijian-11 series. Shijian 11-08 was launched at 06:59UTC on October 27, 2014, using a Long March-2C launch vehicle. The launch took place from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center’s LC43/603 launch complex. Chinese Launch: Information about SJ-11-08 came after the launch of the…
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China launches lunar sample return test mission
The Chinese have launched the third phase of its lunar exploration program on Thursday. Launch of the Chang’e-5-T1 mission took place at 1800UTC, utilizing a Long March-3C/G2 launch vehicle from the LC2 launch complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province. The mission is aimed at testing the technologies that are vital for the…
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China lofts Yaogan-22 via Long March 4C rocket
The Chinese have launched another new satellite in the military’s Yaogan Weixing series via the use of a Long March-4C (Chang Zheng-4C) rocket. The mission began with lift off at 06:31 UTC on Monday from the LC901 launch platform of the LC9 launch complex at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Chinese Launch: Chinese media is referring to…
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Chinese Long March 2D lofts satellite duo
The Chinese have launched a Long March 2D rocket on Thursday morning, lofting the Chuangxin 1-04 and the experimental Ling Qiao satellites into orbit. Launch occurred at 00:15 UTC from the LC43/603 launch complex of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. As is the growing tradition with launches out of China, little information was released about the mission.…
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Chinese Long March 4B launches Gaofen-2 and BRITE-PL-2
China’s return to launch action continued with the Tuesday launch of a new high-resolution observation satellite. The Gaofen-2 (GF-2) was launched at 03:15 UTC by a Long March-4B (Chang Zheng-4B) rocket from the LC9 launch complex of the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Also on board was the Polish satellite BRITE-PL-2, also known as “Heweliusz”. Gaofen…
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Long March 3B/E lofts TKSat-1 for Bolivia
A Chinese Long March 3B/E launched the the TKSat-1 satellite for Bolivia on Friday. The launch took place at 16:42 UTC from the LC2 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province. This was the first Chinese orbital launch since the failed launch of CBERS-3, on December 9. Chinese Launch: TKSat-1, also known…