News Archive / Tagged: China National Space Administration

• Launch of Shijian 20 lights up Chinese skies and exploration ambitions

  SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 28th, 2019

  China has big plans for its space program. But before it can achieve them, it needed to make sure a key launch vehicle was up to the task. A recent mission suggests that it is.

• Long March 11 orbits 4 satellites in China’s 2nd orbital flight of 2019

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 22nd, 2019

  China performed its second mission of 2019 with the flight of a Long March 11 to orbit four small satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

• China launches 1st mission of 2019

  Jason RhianJanuary 10th, 2019

  China has carried out its first flight of 2019 with the launch of the Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat-2D) communications satellite. 

• China’s Chang’e 4 mission lands on Moon’s far side

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 3rd, 2019

  The China National Space Administration successfully soft-landed a spacecraft on the far side of the Moon, a historic first in lunar exploration.

• Long March 2D sends 5 satellites into orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 20th, 2018

  A Long March 2D rocket took to the skies early Tuesday to orbit the Shiyan-6 Earth-observing spacecraft and four smaller satellites for China.

• Long March 3B orbits another BeiDou-3 satellite duo

  Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 19th, 2018

  Using its long-serving Long March 3B rocket, China sent another pair of BeiDou-3 spacecraft for the country’s homegrown satellite navigation system on Monday, November 19 (local time). This is the eighth time this year that Beijing has launched a BeiDou-3 duo to replenish its navigation network.

• Long March 2C sends CFOSat and seven small satellites to orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 29th, 2018

  China sent a Long March 2C booster on a mission to deliver the Chinese-French CFOSat ocean-observing spacecraft and seven smaller payloads into a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) on Monday, October 29.

• 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.

• Long March 3B adds another spacecraft duo for China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system

  Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 16th, 2018

  Continuing its busy 2018 manifest, a Long March 3B rocket launched to deliver the two newest spacecraft for China’s homegrown satellite navigation network.

• China’s Tiangong-2 space laboratory to be deorbited after July 2019

  Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 7th, 2018

  The date when China's space station will reenter Earth's atmosphere is edging ever closer.

• China sends BeiDou-3 M13 and M14 navigation satellites into orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 20th, 2018

  Using a Long March 3B rocket, China orbited a pair of BeiDou-3 spacecraft for its homegrown satellite navigation system. Liftoff took place at 10:07 a.m. EDT (14:07 GMT / 10:07 p.m. local time) Sept. 19, 2018.

• Two new BeiDou-3 navigation satellites launched atop Long March 3B

  Tomasz NowakowskiAugust 26th, 2018

  On Saturday, August 25, China successfully launched its Long March 3B booster carrying two new BeiDou-3 spacecraft to replenish China's homegrown satellite navigation network.

• 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.

• Long March 3B sends BeiDou-3 satellite duo into space

  Tomasz NowakowskiJuly 29th, 2018

  Lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China’s Sichuan Province, a Long March 3B booster orbited a pair of BeiDou-3 spacecraft for the country’s homegrown satellite navigation system.

• 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.