Tag: Long March
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Long March 3B launches Chinasat-18 – waiting on status
China launched Zhongxing-18 (or Chinasat-18) – a civilian communications satellite – on Monday via the use of a Long March-3B/G2 (Chang Zheng-3B/G2) rocket. The launch took place at 12:03 UTC from the LC2 pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. However, the usual announcement of a successful separation has yet to published by Chinese State…
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China launches three military satellites, tests new rocket steering fins
A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 0357 GMT Friday (11:57 p.m. EDT Thursday) with three Yaogan 30 satellites for the Chinese military. The grid fins are visible on the gray section of the rocket at the top of the first stage. Credit: Xinhua China launched a Long March 2C rocket Friday with three…
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Long March 2C lofts Yaogan-30 Group 05 satellites
China launched the latest group of triplet satellites for the Chuangxin-5 (CX-5) constellation. Launched under the name Yaogan Weixing-30 Group-5, the three satellites were orbited by a Long March-2C launch vehicle from the LC3 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The launch took place at 03:57 UTC. Like the previous missions on the…
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China adds to Beidou fleet with Long March launch
A Long March 3B rocket lifts off from the Xichang space center with another Beidou navigation satellite. Credit: Xinhua Another satellite for China’s Beidou navigation network rocketed into orbit Monday on top of a Long March 3B launcher. Riding inside the Long March 3B’s nose cone, the new Beidou navigation satellite lifted off at 1809…
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Chinese Long March 3B lofts Beidou-3I2
China successfully launched another of its new range of navigation satellites on Monday. Launch of Beidou-3I2 (IGSO-2) took place from the LC3 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, using the Long March-3B/G2 ‘Chang Zheng-3B/G2’ (Y60) launch vehicle. Launch time was 18:05 UTC. Also designated Beidou-46, the satellite is part of the…
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China conducts first Sea Launch mission with Long March 11 launch of seven satellites
China conducted its first orbital sea launch on Wednesday, with a Long March 11 rocket lifting off from a floating platform in the Yellow Sea off the eastern province of Shandong. The launch, carrying seven satellites into orbit, took place at 04:06:01 UTC. This launch was named ‘LM-11 WEY’ after a strategic partnership between WEY,…
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Chinese state media confirms Long March launch failure
File photo of a previous Long March 4C launch from the Taiyuan space base. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese Long March 4C rocket failed to place its top secret military payload into orbit Wednesday after a launch from the Taiyuan space base southwest of Beijing, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. The three-stage rocket lifted…
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Long March-3C lofts Beidou-2G8 (GEO-8)
A new navigation satellite was successfully launched by China on Friday. The launch of Beidou-2G8 (GEO-8) took place from the LC2 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, using the Long March-3C/G2 (Y16) launch vehicle. Launch time was 15:48 UTC. Also designated Beidou-45, the satellite is part of the GEO component of…
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Long March 3C rocket launches Beidou satellite toward geostationary orbit
China launched a Beidou navigation satellite Friday using a Long March 3C rocket, adding another node to a growing space-based network that Chinese officials say will broadcast positioning and timing signals around the world next year. The Long March 3C launcher, fitted with a pair of liquid-fueled strap-on boosters, fired away from the Xichang…
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China launches mapping satellites
A Long March 4B rocket lifts off Tuesday from the Taiyuan space center in northeastern China. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese Long March 4B rocket successfully launched two Tianhui satellites Monday to conduct land surveys, mapping and scientific experiments in space, according to reports from state-run media. The satellites lifted off aboard the Long March 4B…