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ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11]
Having made its smaller launch vehicle vanish last year, the company has repeated the feat with its more capable orbital delivery offering.
10 hrs ago • Jack C.
GuoWang Adds Nine More Satellites to Earth Orbit Constellation [Long March 12 Y7]
Satellites for the state-backed connectivity constellation were secured inside a new carbon fiber fairing for their launch from Wenchang.
20 hrs ago • Jack C.
China's Mega-Constellations Mega-Article
Tracking China's six mega-constellation efforts in low Earth orbit.
22 hrs ago • Jack C.
Long March 3B/E Triumphantly Returns to Flight With Shijian Spacecraft [Long March 3B/E]
China’s common route of delivering satellites to high orbits has returned to operational missions, carrying Shijian-31 atop of it.
Jun 16 • Jack C.
Handful of CGSTL-Built Satellites Delivered by CAS Space [Kinetica-1 Y14]
Eight new remote sensing satellites are now in Earth orbit, for imaging a variety of targets on behalf of provincial and municipal operators.
Jun 15 • Jack C.
Shenzhou-23 Crew Perform First Emergency Drill, Support Experiments
Tiangong TV: June 14th 2026.
Jun 14 • Jack C.
Wenchang Prepares for up to Thirty Long March 8 Missions per Year
Efforts to support more flights of other existing and new launch vehicles are underway as well.
Jun 13 • Jack C.
Qianfan Wants 100+ New Satellites Launched by End of July
A handful of launches will be needed to wrap up the constellations 'first phase' in an impressively brief time.
Jun 12 • Jack C.
Sizeable TJSW Spacecraft Heads for Geostationary Space via Wenchang [Long March 5 Y11]
Another addition to the experimental communications fleet has been carried into orbit inside of a massive fairing.
Jun 11 • Jack C.
Hong Kong Celebrates Li Jiaying's Debut Space Mission
Becoming the Special Administrative Region’s first taikonaut, congratulations have come in from across the city for her.
Jun 10 • Jack C.
LandSpace Delivers Experimental Connectivity Satellites Into Orbit [Zhuque-2E Y6]
In the remaining months of the year, the expendable liquid methane-burning launch vehicle is planned to fly several more times this year, alongside its…
Jun 9 • Jack C.
Tianqi Satellites Planned to 7x in Size for Connectivity Expansion
The commercial Internet-of-Things constellation’s new satellites are set to be significantly heavier to support greater services and new capabilities.
Jun 8 • Jack C.
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