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China is moving ahead with lunar south pole and near-Earth asteroid missions
China is advancing the development of the Chang'e-7 lunar south pole mission and a complex campaign to study comets and return samples from a near-Earth asteroid with a single orbiter.
China launches Ziyuan Earth observation and lobster eye X-ray astronomy satellites
China launched three satellites on a Long March 4B late Friday for remote sensing, novel lobster eye x-ray astronomy and commercial data acquisition.
Tianwen-1 launches for Mars, marking dawn of Chinese interplanetary exploration
China’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission launched successfully Thursday, initiating a phase of deep space and interplanetary exploration.
China raises the stakes with second Mars attempt
China’s first attempt to reach Mars never left Earth orbit. It’s finally ready to try again, this time with bigger goals.
Long March 5 rolled out for July 23 launch of China’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission
China is preparing to launch its Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter and rover next week with the rollout of the mission’s Long March 5 launch vehicle.
Op-ed | U.S. satellites increasingly vulnerable to China’s ground-based lasers
Of the world’s 50 satellite laser ranging stations, five fixed stations are in Shanghai, Changchun, Beijing, Wuhan and Kuming
First launch of Chinese Kuaizhou-11 rocket ends in failure
Launch of a new Chinese Kuaizhou-11 commercial solid rocket ended in failure Friday resulting in the loss of two satellites.
Apstar-6D launches on Long March 3B rocket
The first satellite for a Chinese company planning a global system of geostationary satellites, launched July 9 on a Long March 3B rocket.
China launches Shiyan-6 and Gaofen remote sensing satellites with two launches in three days
China launched the classified Shiyan-6 (02) satellite on Saturday, following launch of a Gaofen ‘multi mode’ Earth observation satellite two days earlier.
Final Beidou-3 satellite reaches operational orbit, China’s launch sites gear up for July missions
China’s final Beidou-3 satellite has reached its intended geostationary orbit and passed systems checks, a week after launch from Xichang.
China launches final satellite to complete Beidou system, booster falls downrange
HELSINKI — China launched a Beidou-3 navigation satellite late Monday to complete a project designed to provide military independence and immense commercial value.
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China launches third Gaofen-9 satellite, postpones Beidou mission
China launched a Gaofen-9 series satellite and two smaller spacecraft Wednesday, adding to a high-resolution Earth observation system.
China launches Haiyang-1D ocean observation satellite
China launched the Haiyang-1D ocean observation satellite Wednesday with the country’s 13th orbital launch of a busy 2020.
Chinese private launch firms advance with methane engines, launch preparations and new funding
A number of Chinese private launch firms for the burgeoning commercial space sector have reported progress in efforts to develop a range of launch vehicles.
China outlines intense space station launch schedule, new astronaut selection
China is preparing to carry out 11 missions in two years to construct a space station and will soon select a new batch of astronauts for the project.
On National Security | U.S. space industry takes one-two punch from China and the virus
The economic downturn precipitated by the pandemic has opened a window of opportunity to what the Pentagon calls “adversarial capital.” Space startups that are part of the defense market make especially attractive targets because they are likely to give China access to valuable technology, at the same time making those startups ineligible to sell that technology to the Pentagon.
