Kuaizhou rocket
Kuaizhou-1A returns to flight with test satellite launch
A Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket sent the Tianxing-1 satellite into orbit late Tuesday, marking a return to flight six months after the solid light-light launcher suffered failure.
Explosion at Chinese space launch center revealed by satellite imagery
An explosion hit rocket facilities at China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in October 2021, commercial satellite imagery shows.
Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket launch fails
A Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket failed after liftoff late Tuesday with the loss of a pair of commercial satellites to test navigation enhancement for autonomous driving.
Kuaizhou-1A rocket launches classified Shiyan-11 satellite
A Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket launched the experimental Shiyan-11 satellite for China’s main space contractor from northwest China late Nov. 24.
Classified satellite declared lost after China launches twice in 2 hours
The status of a classified satellite launched from southwest China Sept. 27 remains unknown more than 12 hours after liftoff.
China’s CASIC reveals five-year plan for reusable spaceplane, commercial space projects
Chinese large state-owned enterprise CASIC laid out a new set of commercial space plans for the next five years at a conference Monday.
Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket launch ends in failure
Launch of a Kuaizhou-1A satellite carrying a remote sensing satellite has ended in ambiguity and likely failure following liftoff from Jiuquan.
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.
Chinese commercial rocket sells for $5.6 million in April Fool’s Day auction
A Chinese commercial Kuaizhou-1A rocket sold for $5.6 million in a live streamed auction hosted by e-commerce platform Taobao Wednesday.
China launches Yinhe-1 commercial low Earth orbit 5G satellite
HELSINKI — China carried out its second orbital launch in just over 24 hours late Wednesday, sending the Yinhe-1 commercial 5G satellite into low Earth orbit.
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China carries out 2 orbital launches inside 3 hours
China launches six remote sensing satellites into orbit with two launches inside three hours from sites in north China.
Chinese commercial launch companies are preparing second-generation rockets
Chinese launch companies are developing new, larger launchers; asteroid mining startup receives angel round funding.
New Chinese commercial-launch company advertises high launch rate, low price
A Chinese commercial launch-service provider created earlier this year to bid for small-satellite business worldwide expects to launch an average 10 of its Kuaizhou solid-fueled rockets per year between 2017 and 2020, the company said Nov. 29.
