Tag: Long March 4B
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Chinese intelligence-gathering satellite launched by Long March 4B rocket
A Long March 4B rocket launched at 0321 GMT Wednesday (11:21 p.m. EDT Tuesday) with China’s second Shijian 16 satellite. Credit: Xinhua A Long March 4B rocket lifted off from a remote launch base in the Gobi Desert Wednesday and placed a secretive spacecraft in orbit 375 miles (600 kilometers) above Earth, likely adding a…
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Long March 4B lofts Earth-viewing satellites for China, Argentina
Credit: Xinhua Three Earth observation satellites for the Chinese government and a commercial Argentine startup launched Monday, entering an orbit 300 miles (500 kilometers) above Earth to begin mapping missions. A Long March 4B rocket carried the satellites into space after lifting off at 0317 GMT Monday (11:17 p.m. EDT Sunday) from the Taiyuan space base…
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Intelligence-gathering satellite launched by China
A Chinese Long March 4B rocket launched with the Yaogan 28 satellite at 0706 GMT (2:06 a.m. EST; 3:06 p.m. Beijing time) Sunday. Credit: Xinhua China launched a government-owned surveillance satellite Sunday, adding another member to the country’s reconnaissance network after liftoff on a Long March 4B booster. The Yaogan 28 spacecraft is circling Earth…
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China sends up remote sensing satellite
The Gaofen 8 satellite lifted off at 0622 GMT (2:22 a.m. EDT; 2:22 p.m. Beijing time) Friday. Credit: Xinhua China launched a high-resolution optical Earth observation satellite Friday on top of a Long March 4B rocket, according to state media reports. The Gaofen 8 satellite lifted off at 0622 GMT (2:22 a.m. EDT) from the…
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Chinese military spy satellite deployed in orbit
A Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan space center in China at 0322 GMT Saturday (11:22 p.m. EST Friday). Credit: Xinhua China launched a Long March 4B rocket Saturday to deploy a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit 300 miles above Earth. The Yaogan 26 satellite lifted off at 0322 GMT Saturday (11:22…
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Chinese-Brazilian Earth observation satellite launched
A Long March 4B rocket lifts off with the CBERS 4 Earth observation satellite. Credit: Xinhua An Earth-watching satellite developed by China and Brazil lifted off on a Long March 4B rocket Saturday, replacing an environmental craft lost in a launch mishap last year. The CBERS 4 spacecraft — the fifth in a series of…