Tag: Long March 2C
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China launches two satellites following EVA at Tiangong station
The Chinese space program has resumed launches after going over a month without a single launch due to the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival holiday period. On Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:49 PM Beijing time (11:49 UTC), Chang Zheng 3B Y93 flew successfully from pad LC-2 at Xichang in southwest China. This flight, the…
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China launches four observation satellites in 48 hours
In a span of fewer than 48 hours, China has launched four observation satellites, three of them intended for military reconnaissance, and one intended for environmental monitoring. These launches were both conducted by Chang Zheng 2 family vehicles, the environmental satellite from Taiyuan in the north, and the military launch from Xichang in southwest China.…
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Chang Zheng 2C launches GeeSAT autonomous driving navigation satellites
China’s Chang Zheng 2C rocket has launched nine GeeSAT-1 navigation satellites Thursday as part of the Geely-01 constellation. After lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 04:00 UTC (12:00 Beijing Time), the rocket successfully deployed its payload into Low Earth orbit. The GeeSAT-1 satellites were developed by Chinese commercial company Geespace, which describes…
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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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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 internet constellation satellites on CZ-2C
China launched the Xuancheng-1 mission onboard a Chang Zheng 2C from Xichang today. The launch was conducted at 06:01 UTC, from pad LC-3 of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC). This was a rideshare mission launching six communications satellites and one remote sensing satellite. The launch went to a Low Earth Orbit with a 52-degree…
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China launches second pair of Yaogan 32 satellites on Chang Zheng 2C
China launched a pair of military satellites aboard its CZ-2C (Chang Zheng 2C) rocket Wednesday, November 3. Lifting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 07:43 UTC (3:43 EDT), the CZ-2C deployed the two Yaogan 32-02 spacecraft into sun-synchronous orbit following a short ascent. Wednesday’s launch had originally been slated for mid-September. While the…
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China tests fairing recovery technologies on Long March 2C launch with four satellites
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) launched a Long March/Chang Zheng 2C rocket on July 19 at 00:19 UTC (8:19 AM Beijing time) from LC-3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The launch carried three Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellites and the Tianqi-15 communications satellite. In addition to successfully delivering the satellites to orbit,…
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China launches Chang Zheng 2C with trio of Yaogan-30 satellites
China has successfully launched a Chang Zheng 2C (also known as the Long March 2C) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center with three new Yaogan-30 satellites on June 18 at 06:30 UTC / 14:30 local time at the launch site from LC-3 after a 24 hour delay due to weather. The launch of Yaogan-30 Group…
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China launches four satellites on Long March 2C rocket
A Long March 2C rocket lifts off Thursday with four Chinese satellites. Credit: Xinhua Three Chinese military satellites and a civilian data relay payload launched Thursday aboard a Long March 2C rocket. The four spacecraft rocketed into a 370-mile-high (600-kilometer) orbit from the Xichang launch base, situated in a mountainous part of Sichuan province in…