Tag: Long March
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Lightning Hit Long March-3B 30 Seconds After Liftoff
Did the Long March-3B Survive a Lightning Strike at Liftoff? A Long March-3B rocket absorbed a lightning strike approximately 30 seconds after liftoff from China’s Xichang Satellite Launch Center on July 23, 2026 — and still delivered its payload to geostationary orbit (GEO) as planned. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) confirmed the…
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Epic Milestone: The World’s First Offshore Net-Based Rocket Recovery — A Comprehensive Analysis of the Long March 10B and Related Companies
On July 10, 2026, the Long March 10B achieved a historic breakthrough by completing China’s first recovery of a rocket first stage, making China the second country in the world—after the United States—to recover a reusable rocket. According to China Central Television, the Long March 10B carrier rocket, developed by the China Academy of Launch…
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China achieves first-ever controlled rocket recovery in Long March-10B maiden flight
China successfully launched the Long March-10B carrier rocket at the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China’s Hainan Province on July 10, achieving its first-ever controlled recovery of a carrier rocket’s first stage. The rocket, in its maiden flight, sent the payload into the preset orbit. After the separation of the rocket’s first and…
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Historic First: Long March-10B Successfully Demonstrates Controlled First-Stage Recovery
Long March-10B Rocket Makes Successful Maiden Flight and Booster Recovery At 12:15 p.m. on July 10, 2026, the Long March-10B launch vehicle lifted off from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site. Approximately six minutes after first-stage and second-stage separation, the first-stage booster executed a controlled vertical return and was successfully recovered on an offshore recovery…
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China’s Long March-8A rocket launches new satellite group
China sent a new satellite group into space on Sunday from a commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan. The satellite group was launched at 9:43 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its preset orbit successfully. Sunday’s launch marked the 656th flight of the Long March rocket family.
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China launches new satellite group for commercial constellation aboard Long March-6 modified rocket
A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province on July 4, 2026. (Photo by Li Tiantian/Xinhua) TAIYUAN, July 4 (Xinhua) — China sent a new satellite group into space on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north…
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China launches Haiyang-2E (HY-2E) marine satellite aboard a Long March-4B rocket
China on Thursday sent a new marine satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Haiyang-2E (HY-2E) satellite took off at 7:46 a.m. (Beijing Time), sending the satellite into its planned orbit. The launch was the 654th involving the Long March rocket series. The HY-2E…
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How Much Payload Capacity Does China Currently Possess to Send Into Space?
Rocket launch capability is the core indicator of a nation’s aerospace strength, determining the breadth and depth of its ability to enter, utilize, and explore space. Especially in today’s increasingly fierce space competition, whether a nation can deliver effective payloads into space has become a critical bargaining chip that dictates strategic initiative. Payloads must be…
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China launches new communication technology test satellite aboard Long March-7 rocket
China on Tuesday sent a new communication technology test satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China’s Hainan Province. Launched at 10:10 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified version of the Long March-7 rocket, the satellite has successfully entered its preset orbit. This satellite will be mainly used for services such…
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China’s Long March-12 rocket launches new internet satellite group
China launched a Long March-12 carrier rocket on Wednesday from a commercial spacecraft launch site in the southern island province of Hainan, sending an internet satellite group into space. The rocket lifted off at 10:44 a.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully placed the payload, the 22nd group of low-orbit internet satellites, into the preset orbit, according…