by David Todd | Nov 24, 2020 | China, exploration, Launches, Seradata News
While China has come under recent international criticism for other aspects of its policy, it still retains a strong international admiration for its space exploits. The latest was the launch of its Chang’e 5 lunar sample return mission. China’s Chang’e 5 lunar... 
by David Todd | Nov 13, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites
The second Tiantong-1 geostationary communications satellite aka Tiantong 1-02 was launched successfully at 1559 GMT on 12 November 2020. The mission used a Long March-3B/G2 rocket from the LC2 Launch Complex at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite which... 
by Matt Wilson | Nov 12, 2020 | China, Satellites, Seradata News
Announced on 10 November 2020 was a deal made by satellite operator APT Satellite Company (APSTAR) for a new satellite and launch. The Hong Kong based APSTAR signed a turn-key contract with China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) for a GEO communications satellite... 
by David Todd | Nov 9, 2020 | China, Launches, Seradata News
A Chinese rocket at first sight beat the odds when it launched successfully on its maiden flight (maiden launches have failure rates of circa 50 per cent). The launch of the Ceres-1 (Gushenxing-1) rocket carried the Tianqi-11 communications satellite from the Jiuquan... 
by David Todd | Nov 6, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites
The Argentina’s Adelph-1 constellation gained ten new NuSat Earth observation spacecraft (NuSats 9 – 18) in orbit when they were launched by a Chinese Long March 6 (CZ-6) from the Tiayuan launch site at 0319 GMT on 6 November 2020. The 37.5 kg spacecraft... by Matt Wilson | Oct 27, 2020 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
Launching from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, a Long March 2c (CZ-2C) rocket has placed four payloads into LEO (Low Earth Orbit). Lift-off took place at 1519 GMT, 26 October. The primary payload was the three satellites making up the seventh Yaogan Weixing-30...
