On Monday, June 27th, China sent a new Earth Observation (EO) satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite, Gaofen-12 03, was launched by a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 11:46 p.m. (Beijing Time) and has successfully entered its planned orbit. The satellite will be used in a variety […]
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China launches 3 astronauts to complete work on the nation’s Tiangong space station
China has sent three astronauts on a six-month-long mission to complete work on the nation’s permanent, orbiting space station — Tiangong — the China Manned Space Agency stated. The Shenzhou-14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition of two laboratory modules to join the main Tianhe […]
China launches nine COMSATS to orbit
On Thursday, June 2nd, China launched a Long March-2C carrier rocket (also known as also known as the Chang Zheng 2C) that carried a payload of nine commercial satellites to orbit. This was the Geely-01 constellation and lifted off at 12:00 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. […]