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Liftoff of a Long March 2C from Taiyuan carrying the Haiyang-1D ocean observation satellite on June 10, 2020.

Civil

China to build satellite ground stations in Antarctica

China is to construct new ground station facilities to its Zhongshan research base in Antarctica to support satellite data acquisition.

by Andrew Jones February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

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 launch plans more than 70 launches in 2023

by Andrew Jones January 17, 2023February 1, 2023

Asia

New launch vehicles set for test flights from China’s Jiuquan spaceport

by Andrew Jones July 6, 2022January 23, 2023

A Kuaizhou-1A carrying two Chinese commercial Xingyun satellites lifts off from a TEL at Jiuquan May 11, 2020.

Asia

Chinese commercial launch firm Expace raises $237 million

by Andrew Jones June 28, 2022January 23, 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

Explosion at Chinese space launch center revealed by satellite imagery

by Andrew Jones June 14, 2022January 23, 2023

Asia

New Chinese small sat manufacturing capacity could have international ramifications

by Andrew Jones April 6, 2022January 23, 2023

Asia

China launches first Long March rocket with solid boosters

by Andrew Jones March 29, 2022January 23, 2023

A render depicting phase 3 of the China-Russia ILRS roadmap.

Asia

Russia looks to China for collaboration in space but faces isolation over Ukraine invasion

by Andrew Jones March 1, 2022January 23, 2023

Illustration of satellite coverage for telecommunications services.

Asia

China’s megaconstellation project establishes satellite cluster in Chongqing

by Andrew Jones January 12, 2022January 23, 2023

China sets a new national orbital launch record with launch of a Kuaizhou-1A rocket carrying the Jilin-1 Gaofen-02F satellite, Oct. 27, 2021.

Asia

Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket launch fails

by Andrew Jones December 15, 2021January 23, 2023