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The second Long March 8 lifts off from Wenchang at 11:06 a.m. local time, Feb. 27, 2022.

China looks to Long March 8 rocket to help launch its answer to Starlink

China is looking to greatly expand its satellite launch capacity by mass producing a medium-lift rocket to help build a communications megaconstellation.

by Andrew Jones May 31, 2023July 18, 2023

China plans full reusability for its super heavy Long March 9 rocket

by Andrew Jones April 27, 2023April 27, 2023

News

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

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

Civil, Military, News

China’s mystery spaceplane releases object into orbit

by Andrew Jones November 2, 2022February 22, 2023

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

Civil, Military, News

China’s spaceplane raises orbit and national funding

by Andrew Jones October 25, 2022February 22, 2023

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

by Andrew Jones August 26, 2022February 22, 2023

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

by Andrew Jones August 22, 2022February 22, 2023

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

China launches secretive reusable test spacecraft

by Andrew Jones August 4, 2022February 22, 2023

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

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

by Andrew Jones July 21, 2022February 22, 2023