Tag: Chinese
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Kuaizhou-1A fails during Jilin-1 launch
China launched a new high-resolution remote sensing satellite for the Jilin-1 satellite constellation on Saturday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. However, the solid fuelled Kuaizhou-1A launch was declared a failure after several hours of waiting for information from Chinese state media. No specifics were noted other than the rocket failed to deliver the satellite…
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Long March 2D lofts Gaofen-9 (05)
China orbited a new remote sensing satellite on Saturday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The new satellite on the Gaofen-9 remote sensing series, Gaofen-9 (05) was launched at 02:27:04 UTC using the Long March-2D – Chang Zheng-2D – (Y57) rocket from the LC43/94 complex. The 343rd launch of the Long March launch vehicle family…
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Long March 2D lofts Gaofen-9 (05)
China orbited a new remote sensing satellite on Saturday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The new satellite on the Gaofen-9 remote sensing series, Gaofen-9 (05) was launched at 02:27:04 UTC using the Long March-2D – Chang Zheng-2D – (Y57) rocket from the LC43/94 complex. The 343rd launch of the Long March launch vehicle family…
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Long March 2D lofts Gaofen-9 (03) satellite
A Chinese Long March 2D launched the Gaofen-9 (03) satellite on Wednesday. The launch took place at 7:19 UTC from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center’s LC43/94 complex. Gaofen-9 is an optical remote-sensing satellite that will work together with other satellites from the series to form an Earth observation system. Gaofen (“High Resolution”) is a series of…
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Long March 2D lofts Gaofen-9 (03) satellite
A Chinese Long March 2D launched the Gaofen-9 (03) satellite on Wednesday. The launch took place at 7:19 UTC from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center’s LC43/94 complex. Gaofen-9 is an optical remote-sensing satellite that will work together with other satellites from the series to form an Earth observation system. Gaofen (“High Resolution”) is a series of…
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Long March 11 launches out of Xichang for the first time.
China has conducted the first launch of its solid-fuelled quick-reaction Long March-11 launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday. Carrying two new technology test satellites, Xinjishu Shiyan-G and Xinjishu Shiyan-H, the launch took place at 20:13 UTC. The new technology test satellites were developed by the Shanghai Institute of Microsatellite Innovation, the…
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Long March 3B fails during Indonesian satellite launch
A new communications satellite attempted to make its way into for Indonesia called Nusantara Dua via a China Great Wall Industry Corporation launch on Thursday using a Long March-3B/G2 (Chang Zheng-3B/G2) rocket. The launch took place at 11:46 UTC from the LC2 pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, but reportedly failed during third stage…
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Long March 7A fails during Xinjishu Yanzheng-6 mission
China suffered a launch failure on the first flight of the new version of the Long March-7, the Long March-7A launch vehicle on Monday. Launch from the Wenchang Space Launch Center took place at 13:34 UTC from the LC201 Launch Complex. According to Chinese news official statements about the launch, “Chinese space engineers will investigate…
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Long March 5 conducts critical Return To Flight mission
In what will prove to be its most critical flight to date, China’s Chang Zheng 5 (or Long March 5, as it is known outside of China) rocket has conducted its third mission after two less-than-perfect previous flights. Should Friday’s flight be confirmed as successful, it would pave the way for three critical launches in…
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Long March 4B lofts CBERS-04A and Ethiopia’s first satellite
China launched a new remote sensing satellite on the CBERS program. Launch of CBERS-04A took place on December 20 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, at 03:21 UTC from the LC9 launch complex using the Long March-4B (Y44) – Chang Zheng-4B – rocket. The launch included other payloads, including Ethiopia’s first satellite. CBERS-04A:…