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The second Long March 8 lifts off from Wenchang at 11:06 a.m. local time, Feb. 27, 2022.
Posted inCommercial

New Chinese commercial spaceport to host first launch next year

A launch tower for commercial launches will be completed by the end of the year near China’s coastal Wenchang spaceport and begin hosting regular missions in 2024.

by Andrew Jones February 24, 2023February 24, 2023
A white Ceres-1 rocket lifts off from Jiuquan amid a cloud of exhaust and sand, rising into a clear blue sky.
Posted inNews

Pair of Chinese launches put classified and commercial satellites into orbit

by Andrew Jones January 9, 2023February 2, 2023
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.
Posted inNews

China is expanding its Wenchang spaceport to host commercial and crewed moon launches

by Andrew Jones January 4, 2023January 30, 2023
An image from Tianhe panoramic camera A during the first Shenzhou-13 spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station in November 2021.
Posted inCivil, News

China gears up for launches to complete Tiangong space station

by Andrew Jones October 18, 2022February 22, 2023
A Long March 7A rocket carrying the Zhongxing-1E satellite rises into a black sky above the launch tower at Wenchang spaceport, propelled by orange exhaust.
Posted inLaunch, Military, News

China launches Zhongxing-1E military communications satellite

by Andrew Jones September 13, 2022February 22, 2023
Rollout of the first Long March 5B to the pad at Wenchang, South China in April 2020.
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

China’s Wenchang aims to become commercial space hub

by Andrew Jones April 28, 2022February 22, 2023
The third Long March 7A rocket lifts off from Wenchang, Dec. 23, 2021, carrying two Shiyan-12 satellites.
Posted inLaunch, News

Long March 7A launches classified Shiyan-12 satellites

by Andrew Jones December 23, 2021February 22, 2023
Rollout of the first Long March 5B to the pad at Wenchang, South China in April 2020.
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

Chinese rocket firms make new moves toward launch

by Andrew Jones November 11, 2021February 22, 2023
Liftoff of the Long March 7 rocket carrying Tianzhou-3 in orbit on September 20, 2021.
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

Tianzhou-3 spacecraft docks with Chinese space station

by Andrew Jones September 20, 2021February 22, 2023
Liftoff of the Tianwen-1 spacecraft atop a Long March 5 from Wenchang, July 23, 2020.
Posted inCommercial

Ningbo, Wenchang to construct Chinese commercial spaceports

by Andrew Jones April 8, 2021January 23, 2023

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