Tag: CASC
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China Readies 6 New Rockets for Launch Including Reusable Tests
Which Chinese Rockets Are Targeting First Flights in 2026? China’s space sector is preparing at least six new launch vehicles for debut flights and reusability demonstrations between June and September 2026, representing the most concentrated wave of Chinese rocket development since the commercial space sector opened in 2014. The lineup includes three state-led Long March…
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Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to loft Cygnus to ISS, Minotaur IV to launch from California
As NASA’s Artemis II mission reaches its halfway point, the launch manifest on Earth continues to stay busy, with eight launches scheduled for the week of April 6th. SpaceX is expected to launch four Falcon 9s this week, including three Starlink missions and the NG-24 mission to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Minotaur…
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Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to dominate another busy week of missions
Eight launches are scheduled worldwide this week, with Falcon 9 again dominating the launch schedule. SpaceX is set to launch a communications satellite and Starlink satellites this week from its Florida and California launch facilities. Meanwhile, Firefly Aerospace was set to launch its Alpha rocket from California on Tuesday, before scrubbing. Internationally, China is scheduled…
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China Launches Yaogan-47 Remote-Sensing Satellite on Long March 4B
China successfully launched a remote-sensing satellite into orbit on Tuesday, deploying the Yaogan-47 spacecraft aboard a Long March 4B carrier rocket, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC). The state-owned aerospace contractor said the rocket lifted off at 11:41 a.m. from the Jiuquan Space Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region…
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China Launches Yaogan-47 Remote-Sensing Satellite on Long March 4B
China successfully launched a remote-sensing satellite into orbit on Tuesday, deploying the Yaogan-47 spacecraft aboard a Long March 4B carrier rocket, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC). The state-owned aerospace contractor said the rocket lifted off at 11:41 a.m. from the Jiuquan Space Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region…
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Launch Preview: Launches from China, U.S., and Norway scheduled for upcoming week
Eight orbital launch attempts are scheduled for this week, with SpaceX and Chinese launches comprising a majority of the launch manifest. SpaceX is scheduled to launch two batches of Starlink satellites into the constellation’s Group 6 shell, as well as a batch of reconnaissance satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. Four rockets will launch from…
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Launch Previews: International launches fill manifest during last full week of 2025
The last full week of 2025 will be a busy one, with nine launches scheduled on the launch manifest. Of these, only one will launch from the United States — a single Falcon 9 mission from California. Innospace looks to finally debut their Hanbit-Nano rocket after several delays at the beginning of the week, with…
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Launch Roundup: Starship and multiple Falcon 9 launches planned
Seven launches are scheduled this week by SpaceX and CSNA. CSNA will kick off the week with another Guowang launch, SpaceX launched the NAOS (LUXEOSys) & Others mission, as well as Starship on its tenth flight. Then, SpaceX wrapped up the week with four Starlink missions. Chang Zhang 8A | Guowang LEO Group 10 Starting…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch Crew-11 to ISS; ISRO and NASA launch new SAR satellite
With 11 launches scheduled worldwide, this week’s launch roundup is among the busiest of 2025 so far. SpaceX is expected to conduct four missions with the workhorse Falcon 9, including the crewed Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. Blue Origin’s New Shepard took six humans to suborbital space this week. Internationally, the first-ever domestically…
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China’s Astronstone Secures $14 Million to Develop Stainless Steel Reusable Rocket Modeled on SpaceX Starship
Astronstone, one of China’s newest commercial space startups, announced it has raised over 100 million yuan ($13.9 million) in early-stage funding to develop a stainless steel, reusable rocket inspired by SpaceX’s Starship system. Founded in mid-2024, Astronstone is developing its AS-1 launch vehicle, a 70-meter tall, 4.2-meter diameter rocket powered by a customized version of…