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Largest Qianfan Group Delivered via Upgraded Launch Vehicle [Long March 8A Y9]
The Long March 8A has had a few upgrades made to its systems, while infrastructure for it in Wenchang has expanded too.
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TJSW-26A Sent Towards Geostationary Space From Wenchang [Long March 7A Y20]
Another experimental communication spacecraft has been added to China's fleet of similarly designated satellites, the third in under one month, and the…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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New TJSW Communications Satellite Lofted Towards Geostationary Space [Long March 7A Y12]
China's latest communications testing satellite is headed for geostationary space following a doubling of its series last year.
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Ninth Overall Qianfan Group Delivered Into Orbit From Wenchang [Long March 8 Y8]
Now back into routine deployments, eighteen more Qianfan satellites have reached low Earth orbit thanks to a Long March 8.
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Tianzhou-10 Cargo Delivery Heads for Tiangong in Earth Orbit! [Long March 7 Y11]
A new spacesuit, fresh chicken wings, fruits and vegetables, as well as more experiments are en route to China's space station following a successful…
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Tianzhou-10 Cargo Spacecraft Rolls out Ahead of Tiangong Resupply
A delivery of 6,300 kilograms of consumables, experiments, and propellant will head to the space station in a few days after appearing at Wenchang for…
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Groundbreaking Begins for Long March 9's Wenchang Base
The giant launch vehicle looks to be on its way to being real in a couple of years, after an extensive period of design iteration.
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