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Shenzhou-23 Crew Perform First Emergency Drill, Support Experiments
Tiangong TV: June 14th 2026.
16 hrs ago • 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.
China's Mega-Constellations Mega-Article
Tracking China's six mega-constellation efforts in low Earth orbit.
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.
Shenzhou-23 Crew Assume Tiangong Responsibilities from Shenzhou-21
Tiangong TV: June 7th 2026.
Jun 7 • Jack C.
Hainan Documents Reveals Plans for Long March 9's Wenchang Factory
Several hundred pages of documents regarding the ‘Joint Workshop Rocket Base Project’ were made available online in recent days.
Jun 6 • Jack C.
Qianfan Reaches 200 Satellites Following Wenchang Mission [Long March 8 Y9]
With customer connectivity services expected before the year’s end, Shanghai Spacesail Technologies’ constellation has recently enabled maritime support…
Jun 5 • Jack C.
Qianfan Jumps Back Ahead of Guowang in Satellite Count [Long March 6A Y25]
With its eleventh overall group deployed from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, the Shanghai-supported constellation has a small lead over a…
Jun 4 • Jack C.
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