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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.

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China launch plans more than 70 launches in 2023

China’s state-owned and commercial space sector actors are planning a total of more than 70 launches across 2023 as the country’s space activities continue to expand.

by Andrew Jones January 17, 2023February 1, 2023

Photo of people standing next to a large metal ring that fell into rural western India April 2, along with a cylinder-like object believed to be parts of a Chinese rocket’s upper stage.

India examining crashed space debris suspected to be parts of China’s Long March rocket

by Park Si-soo April 19, 2022February 22, 2023

Components of the Long March 2F rocket to launch the crewed Shenzhou-12 mission in 2021.

China sets targets for smart, recoverable and reusable launch vehicles

by Andrew Jones November 6, 2020January 23, 2023

Nighttime liftoff of a Long March 3B from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan, southwest China, at 2:09 p.m. Eastern June 24, 2019.

China to continue world-leading launch rate in 2020

by Andrew Jones December 3, 2019January 23, 2023

A Long March 3B launches a pair of Beidou navigation satellites from Xichang, Nov. 22, 2019.

Rocket booster smashes home following Chinese Long March 3B launch

by Andrew Jones November 24, 2019January 23, 2023

A Long March 4B lifts off from Taiyuan at 11:22 p.m. Nov. 2, 2019.

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China tests grid fins with launch of Gaofen-7 imaging satellite

by Andrew Jones November 4, 2019January 23, 2023

OQ Technology hoping to jump ahead in IoT race through GomSpace cubesat tests

by Caleb Henry October 16, 2019January 23, 2023

China continues intense activity with environment, navigation satellite launches

by Andrew Jones September 25, 2019January 23, 2023

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China could launch another Long March 5 by year’s end

by Debra Werner and Andrew Jones September 11, 2019February 21, 2023

Launch of the Long March 5 from Wenchang in July 2017.

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China’s moon, Mars and space station missions may be facing delays

by Andrew Jones June 21, 2019January 23, 2023