Tag: Jiuquan
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China launches three LEO communication satellites ahead of launch surge
China launched three payloads onboard a Chang Zheng 2C rocket today at 10:30 UTC and confirmed the success of the launch an hour later. For this flight, the additional Yuanzheng-1S third stage was used. The launch was conducted from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) and the rocket flew to a low Earth orbit (LEO).…
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Hyperbola-1, China’s first privately-owned rocket, fails in 2nd consecutive return to flight mission
i-Space, a private Chinese launch provider, attempted to return to flight with the Hyperbola-1 (SQX-1) vehicle early Friday morning. The Hyperbola-1 has had a troubling past, failing to deliver its payloads to orbit, now, on three of its four flights. Onboard the rocket was the Jilin-1 Mofang-01A(R), a replacement satellite for the Jilin Mofang-01A, which…
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Chang Zheng 2C lifts a pair of Earth observation satellites
China has successfully launched a pair of Commercial Earth observation satellites to a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Liftoff occurred at 04:11:33 UTC, from Launch Area 4 of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The rocket for today’s payload was a Chang Zheng 2C. This was one of initially two planned launches for April 29, but a Chang…
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China launches Gaofen-3-03 payload on CZ-4C from Jiuquan
China launched another Gaofen satellite Thursday morning to a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The launch was carried out on a Chang Zheng 4C from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. The liftoff time was confirmed to be 7:47 AM local time on April 7 (23:47 UTC on April 6). The destination of today’s mission is…
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Atmospheric research satellites launched by Chang Zheng 11
China successfully launched three Tianping-2 satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Wednesday morning using the Chang Zheng 11 rocket. The information surrounding the payload of Tianping-2 satellites is not comprehensive, however, they are built by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC). Three individual satellites, Tianping-2 A, Tianping-2 B, and Tianping-2 C,…
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China launches Yaogan 34-02 and tests third stage capabilities
China has launched the Yaogan 34-02 satellite on a Chang Zheng 4C rocket today at 07:09 UTC. The military remote sensing satellite launch was confirmed to be successful and went to a 1,097 km low Earth orbit (LEO) with 63.4° inclination. The launch was conducted from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) and used Launch…
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China’s Long March 4C launches Ludi Tance radar imaging satellite
China’s Long March 4C (Chang Zheng 4C) made its fortieth launch on Saturday, carrying the second Ludi Tance radar-imaging satellite. Liftoff from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center took place at 23:44 UTC (07:44 local time on Sunday), with the satellite being deployed into a sun-synchronous orbit shortly afterward. Saturday’s launch of the Ludi Tance-1 01B satellite,…
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China launches L-SAR 01A as new methane rocket nears first launch from Jiuquan
China successfully launched the Gongjian Ludi Tance-1 01A (L-SAR 01A) satellite into a quasi sun-synchronous orbit of 607 kilometers. The 3.2 metric ton satellite was launched at 23:44 UTC on Tuesday, January 25 on a Chang Zheng 4C from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite is equipped with an L-band and multi-channel synthetic aperture…
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China launches Chang Zheng 2D with Tianhui 4 payload
China has launched the Tianhui 4 cartography satellite onboard a Chang Zheng 2D today. Liftoff occurred at 11:13 UTC from the Jiuquan launch site in China. The target orbit for the payload was a polar orbit. The satellite will be used for Earth observation and mapping for civil and military uses. The weight and structure…
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Long March 4B with Shijian-6 Group 5 satellites launches successfully from Jiuquan
A Long March 4B reportedly carrying a pair of Chinese Shijian-6 Group 05 satellites has launched successfully from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China’s Inner Mongolia region. The launch took place at 00:11 UTC (08:11 Beijing time) on Friday, December 10, from Site 9401 (SLS-2). Satellite launches from Jiuquan normally take place from this…