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China launches new science probes, SAR sat and replacement Beidou satellite

China conducted a pair of launches last week to replenish its Beidou navigation system and send science and radar tech test satellites into orbit.

by Andrew Jones May 22, 2023May 22, 2023
Gaofen-13 (02) heads for GTO atop of a Long March 3B lifting off from Xichang, March 17, 2023.
Posted inNews

China launches second classified Gaofen-13 remote sensing satellite

by Andrew Jones March 17, 2023March 17, 2023
Orange exhaust illuminates launch tower infrastructure during nighttime at Xichang spaceport as a Long March 3B rocket carrying the Zhongxing-26 (ChinaSat-26) satellite lifts off.
Posted inLaunch

China launches high-capacity communications satellite after 39-day pause

by Andrew Jones February 23, 2023February 23, 2023
Posted inNews

China sends second Shiyan-10 test satellite sent into orbit with its final launch of 2022

by Andrew Jones December 29, 2022February 4, 2023
An asteroid portrayed to be passing in front of the blue-green Earth and the moon.
Posted inCivil, News

China to target near-Earth object 2020 PN1 for asteroid deflection mission

by Andrew Jones July 12, 2022February 22, 2023
A Long March 2D lifts off from Jiuquan, Dec. 29, 2021, carrying the Tianhui-4 mapping satellite.
Posted inLaunch, Military, News

China closes record-breaking year with orbital launches from Jiuquan and Xichang

by Andrew Jones December 30, 2021February 22, 2023
A Long March 3B launches a pair of Beidou navigation satellites from Xichang, Nov. 22, 2019.
Posted inLaunch

A Chinese satellite is now active weeks after an anomaly during launch

by Andrew Jones October 19, 2021January 23, 2023
Liftoff of the Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket sending the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02D Earth observation satellite into orbit.
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

Classified satellite declared lost after China launches twice in 2 hours

by Andrew Jones September 27, 2021February 22, 2023
A Long March 3B lifts off from Xichang carrying the fengyun-4B weather satellite, June 2, 2021.
Posted inLaunch, News

China launches Fengyun-4B meteorological satellite

by Andrew Jones June 3, 2021February 22, 2023
Liftoff of a Long March 3B carrying the Gaofen-13 satellite from Xichang Satellite Launch Center Oct.11, 2020.
Posted inLaunch

China launches Gaofen-13 observation satellite towards geostationary orbit

by Andrew Jones October 11, 2020January 23, 2023

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