News Archive / Tagged: Xichang Satellite Launch Center
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Long March 3B orbits another BeiDou-3 satellite duo
Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 19th, 2018Using 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.
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Long March 3B lofts BeiDou-3 spacecraft
Tomasz NowakowskiNovember 2nd, 2018Using 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.
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Long March 3B adds another spacecraft duo for China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system
Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 16th, 2018Continuing its busy 2018 manifest, a Long March 3B rocket launched to deliver the two newest spacecraft for China’s homegrown satellite navigation network.
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China sends BeiDou-3 M13 and M14 navigation satellites into orbit
Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 20th, 2018Using 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.
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Two new BeiDou-3 navigation satellites launched atop Long March 3B
Tomasz NowakowskiAugust 26th, 2018On 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.
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Long March 3B sends BeiDou-3 satellite duo into space
Tomasz NowakowskiJuly 29th, 2018Lifting 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.
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China churns out yet another launch with flight of BeiDou-2 I7 navigation satellite
Tomasz NowakowskiJuly 10th, 2018On 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.
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China launches technology demonstration satellites atop Long March 2C – spent stage falls on town
Tomasz NowakowskiJune 27th, 2018China launched a Long March 2C rocket carrying two technology demonstration satellites designated XJSW A and XJSW B on Wednesday, June 27.
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China poised to orbit pair of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites
Tomasz NowakowskiJune 18th, 2018The 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.
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Long March 3A lifts off with Fengyun 2H weather satellite
Tomasz NowakowskiJune 5th, 2018A Long March 3A booster was launched June 5, 2018, by China to deliver the Fengyun 2H meteorological spacecraft into space. The rocket lifted off the pad at 9:07 a.m. EDT (13:07 GMT) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center situated in the country's Sichuan Province.
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Contact lost with China’s DSLWP-A1 lunar microsatellite
Tomasz NowakowskiJune 1st, 2018China has apparently lost contact with one of its two lunar radio astronomy microsatellites sent into space last week together with a communications relay spacecraft for Chang’e 4 lunar mission.
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Long March 4C sends Chang’e 4 relay satellite toward Moon
Tomasz NowakowskiMay 21st, 2018Using a Long March 4C rocket, China launched the first spacecraft of its Chang’e 4 lunar mission along with two smaller satellites. The booster lifted off at 5:28 p.m. EDT (21:28 GMT) May 20, 2018, from Launch Complex 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the country's Sichuan Province.
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First spacecraft for China’s Chang’e 4 lunar mission launching Sunday
Tomasz NowakowskiMay 19th, 2018China'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.
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Long March 3B rocket booster crashes to Earth near Chinese town
Tomasz NowakowskiMay 13th, 2018One of the Long March 3B rocket’s four liquid boosters crashed to Earth near houses in Heba Town in southwest China’s Guizhou Province after successfully sending the ApStar-6C communications satellite into space.
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Long March 3B launches APStar-6C communications satellite
Tomasz NowakowskiMay 3rd, 2018On Thursday, May 3 China launched its flagship Long March 3B rocket on a mission to send the APStar-6C communications satellite to orbit.