Tag: Taiyuan
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Chinese weather satellite launched into polar orbit
A Long March 4C rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan space center Tuesday with the Fengyun 3D weather satellite. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese Long March 4C rocket launched Tuesday with a new polar-orbiting weather observatory named Fengyun 3D, replacing an aging satellite for the China Meteorological Administration. The Fengyun 3D satellite lifted off at 1835…
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Chinese officials silent after Long March rocket failure
A Long March 4C rocket lifted off at 1855 GMT (2:55 p.m. EDT) Wednesday with the Gaofen 10 Earth observation satellite. Credit: Xinhua A U.S. Air Force spokesperson said Friday that the military has not detected any objects deployed in orbit by a Chinese Long March rocket launch Wednesday, but China’s official media outlets still…
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Radar remote sensing satellite launched by China
A Long March 4C rocket lifted off at 2255 GMT (6:55 p.m. EDT) Tuesday with the Gaofen 3 satellite. Credit: SASTIND A Long March 4C rocket took off from northern China on Tuesday and deployed a radar imaging satellite into orbit about 460 miles above Earth to survey the oceans, crops and resources, and natural…
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Radar spy satellite launched by China
China’s Yaogan 29 satellite lifted off at 2124 GMT (4:24 p.m. EST) Thursday, or 5:24 a.m. Beijing time Friday. Credit: Xinhua China launched its latest military spy satellite Thursday with the successful deployment of the Yaogan 29 payload in polar orbit, likely adding a new radar reconnaissance craft to the country’s space fleet. The Yaogan…
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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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Debut launch of Long March 6 deploys 20 satellites
The first launch of China’s new Long March 6 rocket took off at 2301 GMT (7:01 p.m. EDT) from the Taiyuan space center in northern China. Credit: Chinese Ministry of Defense China’s Long March 6 rocket, fueled by a mixture of kerosene and liquid oxygen, successfully shot into orbit on its first mission Saturday with…
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Chinese spy payload fired into orbit
The Long March 4C rocket and Yaogan 27 satellite lifted off at 0231 GMT Thursday (10:31 p.m. EDT Wednesday). Credit: Xinhua China sent the next in a series of military-operated spy satellites into orbit Thursday aboard a Long March 4C rocket in an unannounced launch from the country’s northeastern space center. Fueled by a mixture…
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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…