China successfully launched its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen 2, in the early hours of Thursday, May 29th. This mission is designed to shed light on the formation and evolution […]
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China sends new data relay satellite into space
Tianlian II-04, China’s second-generation geosynchronous orbit data-relay satellite, will provide data relay and TT&C (telemetry, tracking and command) services for manned spacecraft such as spaceships and space stations, for medium […]
China set to build next-generation BeiDou system
China is planning to develop its next-generation BeiDou system, which will be technologically more advanced and functionally more powerful, and offer higher quality services. Three experimental satellites of this navigation […]
Rocket Lab’s 53rd Electron lift-off just ahead
Rocket Lab’s 53rd Electron mission is scheduled for lift-off on September 19 NZST (September 18 UTC). Mission Name: Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star Customer: Kinéis – space-based IoT connectivity everywhere, all the time […]
China launches new remote sensing satellite
China on Sunday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, placing a remote sensing satellite in space. The rocket blasted off at 7:45 am (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch […]
Geespace expands “Geely Future Mobility Constellation” launching 11 LEO Satellites
Geespace, the satellite technology and commercial services company invested by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, completed its second successful satellite launch from China’s Xichang Satellite Launch Center on February 3rd, sending […]
New satellites launched into orbit
Remote-sensing refers to the process of detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance, typically from aircrafts or satellites. […]
China dispatches their Tianlian II-03 data relay satellite to GEO
China launched a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Wednesday, July 13th. The Tianlian II-03 satellite was launched […]