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Second Retrograde Yaogan Remote Sensing Satellite Placed into Orbit [Long March 6A Y28]
Made by a different academy, Yaogan-50-02 joins Yaogan-50-01 in a reverse orbit, rapidly overflying imaging targets.
2 hrs ago • Jack C.
CAS Space's Kinetica-2 Set for March Debut Carrying Qingzhou Prototype
The tri-core launch vehicle is ready at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Mar 14 • Jack C.
Reusable Rockets, Deep Space Exploration, Connectivity Constellations Discussed at 2026's Two Sessions
At the annual major political meeting in Beijing, the space sector has continued support signalled from national policy makers.
Mar 13 • Jack C.
Two Experimental Earth Observation Satellites Delivered From Xichang [Long March 2D Y95]
Shiyan-30 had its second pair of satellites placed into low Earth orbit, with a briefer task description than last time.
Mar 13 • Jack C.
GuoWang Mission Ends China's Month-Long Launch Hiatus [Long March 8A Y8]
A twentieth group for the low Earth orbit connectivity mega-constellation entered orbit, with nine satellites being deployed.
Mar 12 • Jack C.
China's Mega-Constellations Mega-Article
Tracking China's six mega-constellation efforts in low Earth orbit.
Mar 12 • Jack C.
Where and When Will China Land Taikonauts on the Moon?
Candidate landing sites are starting to be published academically for a crewed landing set for before 2030 officially.
Mar 11 • Jack C.
How Large Are GuoWang's Mega-Constellation Satellites?
No images of a GuoWang satellite have been released, but with a few clues, an idea of their design can be pieced together.
Mar 10 • Jack C.
Shenzhou-21 Crew Resume Space Science Work Following Spring Festival
Tiangong TV: March 7th 2026.
Mar 9 • Jack C.
With a Prolonged Pause, Where Are China's Launches?
Holidays, failures, and politics are all parts of the answer.
Mar 8 • Jack C.
Jiuquan Set to Host First Qianfan Constellation Launch in Coming Weeks
A new group of satellites is heading to the launch site, with a few vehicles as possible candidates to place them into orbit.
Mar 7 • Jack C.
LandSpace's BF-20 Engine Reaches 220 Tons of Thrust in Latest Comprehensive Tests
The full-flow staged-combustion liquid methane and liquid oxygen engine has fired up dozens of times in the last six months.
Mar 6 • Jack C.
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