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100th Long March 2D Launches Two New Test Spacecraft! [Long March 2D Y94]
Earth observation satellites were sent to low Earth orbit for the milestone mission.
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New Test Satellite Launched From Xichang [Long March 3C/E/YZ-1]
And the Long March 3A series is on track to hit its 2025 target.
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Test Satellite Twin Launched From Xichang [Long March 4C Y64]
A second Shiyan-28B spacecraft is in orbit.
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Pakistani Satellite Soars From Xichang! [Kuaizhou-1A Flight-30]
ExPace has also returned Kuaizhou-1A to flight.
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Test Satellite From the Mountains [Long March 4C Y63]
Another space monitoring satellite was delivered to orbit.
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ChinaSat-9C Takes off to Replace Aging Satellite [Long March 3B/E]
The tenth mission of the Long March 3A series this year has blasted off.
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China's Tianwen-2 Asteroid Sample Return Mission Blasts Off! [Long March 3B/E Y110]
The first asteroid sample return mission from China has begun!
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Fourth Heavenly King for TJSW-19 [Long March 3C/E]
And the Long March 3C is back after a gap of almost four years.
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Tiangong Bandwidth Set to Grow [Long March 3B/E]
Another Tianlian-2 satellite is heading toward geostationary orbit.
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China's Geostationary Workhorse on Track for Record Year [Long March 3B/E]
This year's fourth TJSW satellite has been delivered into orbit.
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Crewed Spacecraft Communications Satellite Launched! [Long March 3B/E]
China's taikonauts are set to gain better communications with the launch of a new satellite.
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Launch Cadence Grows for China's Geostationary Workhorse [Long March 3B/E]
A new TJSW satellite is headed out to geostationary space thanks to a Long March 3B/E.
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