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China launches 14 satellites with new solid rocket from mobile sea platform

China launched its new Jielong-3 rocket from a mobile sea platform in the Yellow Sea Friday, successfully sending 14 satellites into orbit.

by Andrew Jones December 9, 2022

Orange exhaust pushes a large Long March rocket from the pad at the coastal Wenchang spaceport, with white smoke billowing around lightning towers near the launch tower.

News

China wants to ramp up the launch rate of its Long March 5B rocket

by Andrew Jones November 11, 2022February 1, 2023

Asia

China’s mystery spaceplane releases object into orbit

by Andrew Jones November 2, 2022January 28, 2023

A view of the Jiuquan launch center from the Sentinel-2 satellite. China's reusable experimental spacecraft launched from the facility Sept. 4.

Asia

China’s spaceplane raises orbit and national funding

by Andrew Jones October 25, 2022January 23, 2023

Asia

China makes progress in reusability with secretive second flight of suborbital spaceplane

by Andrew Jones August 26, 2022January 23, 2023

Asia

China claims progress on rockets for crewed lunar landings and moon base

by Andrew Jones August 22, 2022January 23, 2023

Liftoff of the Long March 2F carrying Shenzhou-12 at 9:22 p.m. Eastern, June 16.

Asia

China launches secretive reusable test spacecraft

by Andrew Jones August 4, 2022January 23, 2023

A Long March 5 launches the Chang'e-5 lunar sample return mission Nov. 23, 2020.

Asia

China could shift to fully reusable super heavy-launcher in wake of Starship

by Andrew Jones July 21, 2022January 23, 2023

Asia

China looks to launch liquid propellant rockets from the seas

by Andrew Jones June 30, 2022January 23, 2023

A slide illustrating a concept for a methane-fueled launcher for human spaceflight from the China's CALT.

Civil

Starship lookalike among China’s new human spaceflight concepts

by Andrew Jones February 17, 2022January 23, 2023