Long March 5
China completes 22nd launch this year with Gaofen-11, matches national record
China launched an Earth observation satellite early on Tuesday, seeing the country equaling its record for launches in a calendar year with 22.
China reveals cause of Long March 5 failure; lunar sample mission to follow return-to-flight
China has disclosed the cause of the failure of the Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket last July, revealing that a turbopump exhaust issue prevented the rocket reaching orbit.
Chinese space program insights emerge from National People’s Congress
The involvement of dozens of space sector officials in the high-profile 18-day long rubber-stamp political gathering also provided a rare opportunity for updates on various aspects of China’s space program and an outline of its reliably nebulous scheduling.
China’s Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket to fly again around November in crucial test
Long March 5's return to flight will carry an experimental, 300 Gbps telecommunications satellite named Shijian-20 based on a new, large DFH-5 satellite platform.
