News Archive / Tagged: China

• 17 humans are in orbit after Shenzhou 16 launch

  Derek RichardsonMay 30th, 2023

  With the launch of the three-person Shenzhou 16 spacecraft to China’s Tiangong space station, there are now 17 people living in low Earth orbit -- a new spaceflight record.

• Tianzhou 6 cargo ship arrives at Chinese space station

  Derek RichardsonMay 11th, 2023

  China’s Tiangong space station received a fresh delivery of supplies with the launch and arrival of the Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft.

• ‘Wentian’ science module launched to Chinese space station

  Derek RichardsonJuly 24th, 2022

  A new laboratory cabin module called Wentian was launched by China to add to the country’s fledgling Tiangong space station.

• Shenzhou-12 astronaut trio launch to new Chinese space station

  Derek RichardsonJune 16th, 2021

  China launched its first human spaceflight in five years when Shenzhou-12 soared skyward with an astronaut trio bound for the country’s new space station.

• China orbits ‘Tianhe,’ the core of its multi-module space station

  Michael McCabeApril 29th, 2021

  China has begun construction of a large three-module space station with the launch of the Tianhe core module, starting a two-year assembly sequence.

• 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.

• Chinese commercial spaceflight company fails 1st launch

  Laurel KornfeldMarch 30th, 2019

  OneSpace, a Chinese commercial spaceflight company, failed in its first attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit on Wednesday, March 27.

• 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 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 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.

• Chinese startup LandSpace launches Zhuque-1 rocket, fails to deliver payload to orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 28th, 2018

  China received the following messages yesterday, "You can't win them all."

• 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.