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State-Owned Launch Provider Eyeing Wenchang Commercial Launch Pads for New Rocket
New variants of the Long March 10 launch vehicle were named along with their launch aims, plus a debut target in early 2026.
20 hrs ago • Jack C.
Shanghai Academy Debuts Reusable Rocket, Fails Landing Attempt [Long March 12A Y1]
China’s second reusable launch vehicle’s first outing has come to a similar end on Earth while reaching orbit.
Dec 23 • Jack C.
Commercial Reusable Launch Vehicle Prepares to Fly From Wenchang in 2026
Hyperbola-3's first launch has slipped to next year, but tests at the launch site and beyond have taken place this month.
Dec 22 • Jack C.
Second Massive TJSW Spacecraft Launched From Wenchang [Long March 5 Y10]
The Long March 5 has delivered its second TJSW spacecraft of 2025 using its larger payload fairing.
Dec 20 • Jack C.
Zhuque-3 Booster Should Land for First Time in 2026, LandSpace Says
"Next time, the goal will be a perfect landing."
Dec 18 • Jack C.
Astronstone Tests Prototype Reusable Rocket Catching Arms
The new launch startup is also moving forward with testing its reusable launch vehicle.
Dec 17 • Jack C.
Replacement Mapping Satellite Delivered From Winter Taiyuan [Long March 4B Y61]
The latest Ziyuan-3 spacecraft for China’s Ministry of Land and Resources has entered orbit to begin its remote sensing tasks.
Dec 16 • Jack C.
China Appears to Have Refueled a Geostationary Satellite in World-Leading Test
Shijian-25 and Shijian-21 are no longer docked following what may have been a successful satellite-to-satellite refueling test.
Dec 15 • Jack C.
SpaceX Alleges Close Approach of China-Launched Satellite to Starlink Constellation
The American space giant has claimed that an object originating from Jiuquan passed a few hundred meters away from a Starlink internet satellite.
Dec 13 • Jack C.
New Commercial Cargo Spacecraft Reaches Orbit for Yearlong Mission [Kuaizhou-11 Y8]
AZSpace has begun its first yearlong flight in Earth orbit via the first Kuaizhou-11 flight in eighteen months.
Dec 13 • Jack C.
Qingzhou Cargo Delivery Spacecrafts Maiden Flight Delayed to 2026
Production and systems testing are underway for the cargo spacecraft before it heads to space, and eventually to Tiangong.
Dec 12 • Jack C.
Sunrise Launch Delivers More GuoWang Satellites [Long March 12 Y4]
Wenchang's commercial launch site has hosted the delivery of GuoWang's sixteenth group into low Earth orbit.
Dec 12 • Jack C.
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