News Archive / Tagged: Long March 3B

• 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 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.

• 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 poised to orbit pair of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites

  Tomasz NowakowskiJune 18th, 2018

  The Chinese National Space Administration is in final preparations to launch another pair of its BeiDou-3 navigation satellites, designated BeiDou-3 M5 and M6, into orbit on Wednesday, June 20.

• China launches another pair of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space

  Tomasz NowakowskiMarch 30th, 2018

  China successfully launched a Long March 3B rocket carrying two BeiDou-3 spacecraft for its satellite navigation system. The booster took to the skies at 1:56 p.m. EDT (17:56 GMT) March 29, 2018, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China’s Sichuan province.

• China to launch another BeiDou-3 navigation satellite duo

  Tomasz NowakowskiMarch 27th, 2018

  China is gearing up to conduct its ninth flight of this year (2018) by launching another pair of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on Thursday, March 29.

• China to launch another duo of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on Sunday

  Tomasz NowakowskiFebruary 9th, 2018

  China is gearing up to launch the nation's latest duo of BeiDou-3 satellites into space atop a Long March 3B rocket on Sunday, February 11.

• China launches two BeiDou-3 spacecraft to replenish its homegrown satellite navigation system

  Tomasz NowakowskiJanuary 12th, 2018

  China has conducted its second flight of 2018 by launching a Long March 3B rocket with a duo of BeiDou-3 spacecraft for its homegrown BieDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).

• Long March 3B to deliver two BeiDou-3 satellites into orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiJanuary 11th, 2018

  A Long March 3B booster is in its final stage of preparations for the delivery of two BeiDou-3 satellites for China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).

• China successfully launches a duo of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites

  Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 5th, 2017

  Using a Long March 3B booster, China successfully launched its newest duo of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites to orbit. The rocket took to the skies on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, at around 11:44 UTC (6:44 a.m. EST) from the LC3 Launch Complex at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, located in China’s Sichuan province.

• China successfully launches ChinaSat-16 high-speed telecom satellite

  Curt GodwinApril 12th, 2017

  China successfully conducted its fourth launch of 2017 with the successful deployment of the ChinaSat-16 telecommunications satellite. Liftoff took place at 7:04 p.m. local time (11:04 GMT / 7:04 a.m. EDT) on April 12, 2017, from Launch Complex 2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

• 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.

• Chinese Long March 3B launches technology demonstrator

  Jason RhianJanuary 5th, 2017

  The China National Space Administration (CNSA) sent one of its Long March 3B launch vehicles aloft with the second Tongxin Jishu Shiyan (TJS) satellite to orbit.

• Long March 3B sends Fengyun-4A weather satellite into orbit

  Tomasz NowakowskiDecember 10th, 2016

  China opened a busy final month of its 2016 launch manifest with the Dec. 10 liftoff of a Long March 3B booster carrying the Fengyun-4A weather satellite. The rocket leapt skyward at 11:11 a.m. EST (16:11 GMT) from the LA-3 launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China’s Sichuan province.