News Archive / Tagged: China Academy of Space Technology

• Long March 3B lofts BeiDou-3 spacecraft

  Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 2nd, 2018

  Using a Long March 3B booster a new geosynchronous spacecraft for the country’s BeiDou satellite navigation system was sent to orbit on Thursday, November 1. The satellite, designated BeiDou-3 G1Q, expands China's BeiDou network to 17.

• Long March 4B lifts off with Haiyang-2B marine satellite

  Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 25th, 2018

  China continues its impressive 2018 launch manifest with the flight of a satellite designed to study Earth's oceans and other areas of study.

• China conducts surprise launch of Long March 2C with Haiyang-1C marine satellite

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 8th, 2018

  China launched a Long March 2C booster on a mission to deliver the Haiyang-1C marine satellite into space. The rocket lifted off at 11:15 p.m. EDT Sept. 6 (11:15 a.m. local time / 03:15 GMT Sept. 7), 2018, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China’s Shanxi Province.

• China launches Gaofen 11 Earth-observing satellite atop Long March 4B

  Tomasz NowakowskiJuly 31st, 2018

  A Long March 4B rocket took to the skies on Tuesday, July 31, on a mission to deliver China’s Gaofen 11 high-resolution Earth-observing spacecraft to orbit.

• China churns out yet another launch with flight of BeiDou-2 I7 navigation satellite

  Tomasz NowakowskiJuly 10th, 2018

  On Monday, July 9, China utilized a Long March 3A rocket to send the BeiDou-2 I7 satellite on its way to orbit. The flight marked the second successful launch in less than two days - and added another spacecraft to the nation's homegrown BeiDou satellite navigation system.

• First spacecraft for China’s Chang’e 4 lunar mission launching Sunday

  Tomasz NowakowskiMay 19th, 2018

  China's Queqiao communications relay satellite is undergoing final preparations before launch. It is the first spacecraft of the country's ambitious Chang'e 4 mission, which will culminate in the first spacecraft to soft-land on the far side of the moon in late 2018.

• China launches Algerian communications satellite atop Long March 3B

  Tomasz NowakowskiDecember 10th, 2017

  China successfully launched a Long March 3B rocket on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, with the first Algerian geostationary communications satellite, known as Alcomsat-1. Liftoff took place at 16:40 GMT (11:40 a.m. EST) from the Launch Complex 2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) in China’s Sichuan Province.

• China’s 2nd Long March 5 rocket deemed ‘unsuccessful’

  Derek RichardsonJuly 2nd, 2017

  Despite what appeared to be a smooth launch all the way through first stage separation, China's largest rocket, the Long March 5, failed to deliver the Shijian-18 satellite to orbit, according to Xinhua.

• China preparing to launch Shijian-13 high-speed telecom satellite aboard Long March 3B

  Curt GodwinApril 11th, 2017

  China appears to be on the cusp of launching the Shijian-13 high-speed telecommunications satellite atop their heavy-lift Long March 3B rocket – possibly as soon as April 12, 2017.

• China’s Long March 2D places 2 SuperView-1 satellites into wrong orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiDecember 28th, 2016

  China’s Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 11:23 a.m. China Standard Time (03:23 GMT) on Dec. 28, 2016, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province. The booster carried with it two SuperView-1 satellites designed for Earth observation purposes.

• First piece of new Chinese weather satellite constellation launches

  Derek RichardsonNovember 12th, 2016

  China conducted a second rocket launch in as many days sending into orbit Yunhai-1, the first satellite of a new constellation of meteorological Earth-orbiting satellites.

• China successfully launches its Gaofen-3 Earth-observing satellite

  Tomasz NowakowskiAugust 10th, 2016

  China continues its busy 2016 launch schedule with the latest liftoff of the country’s high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, known as Gaofen-3. The spacecraft was sent aloft atop a Long March 4C rocket at 6:55 p.m. EDT (22:55 GMT) Tuesday, Aug. 9, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province.