Tag: Tianlong-3
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China’s Sepoch Completes Vertical Liftoff and Splashdown Test for Reusable Rocket
Chinese commercial rocket firm Sepoch has successfully conducted a vertical takeoff and soft splashdown test of its Yuanxingzhe-1 (YXZ-1), a key milestone ahead of a potential orbital launch of the reusable vehicle later this year. The verification rocket lifted off from an elevated platform at the Haiyang spaceport in Shandong province at 4:40 p.m. Eastern…
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China Launches Fifth High-Resolution Gaofen-11 Satellite
China successfully launched its fifth Gaofen-11 high-resolution satellite, adding to its China High-resolution Earth Observation System (CHEOS) constellation. The launch occurred late Thursday via a Long March 4B rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China. The rocket lifted off at 11:03 p.m. Eastern on July 18 (0303 UTC, July 19), carrying the Gaofen-11…
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Chinese Rocket’s First Stage Detaches During Test, Lands Off-site
Beijing Tianbing Technology Co. reported on Sunday that a structural failure during a test caused the first stage of its Tianlong-3 rocket to detach from its launch pad and land in a hilly area near Gongyi city in central China. The incident, confirmed by Space Pioneer in a statement on its official WeChat account, did…
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Chinese Space Pioneer’s Rocket Test Ends in Catastrophic Failure
Chinese commercial space company Space Pioneer suffered a major setback on Sunday when a test firing of its Tianlong-3 launch vehicle’s first stage ended in a dramatic explosion at a facility in Gongyi county, Henan province. The intended static-fire test, designed to assess the first stage’s readiness for orbital flight, went awry as amateur footage…