by Matt Wilson | Dec 10, 2018 | China, commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
Launching from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in Northern China, at 0412 GMT, on 7 December 2018, a SAST (Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology) Long March-2D (CZ-2D) rocket lifted-off to LEO (Low Earth Orbit) for CGWIC (China Great Wall Industry...
by David Todd | Dec 10, 2018 | China, exploration, Launches, Seradata News
While lunar orbiters have imaged the lunar far side before, China is attempting a world first in trying to land its Chang’e 4 lander and rover mission near the South Pole there. The first stage of the mission went well with the successful launch of...
by David Todd | Nov 20, 2018 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
On 19 November 2018, a SAST-built and operated Long March 2D (CZ-2D) rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan launch site in china. The launch was aiming to place a Shiyan Weixing 6 satellite into a 500km Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit as well as some smaller satellites....
by Matt Wilson | Nov 19, 2018 | China, Constellation, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
At 1800 GMT, 17 November 2018, another Long March 3B/YZ-1 (CZ 3B/YZ-1) lifted-off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, PRC, carrying two satellites to MEO (Medium Earth Orbit) for the Beidou constellation. This mission marks the 33rd launch of the year for China...
by Matt Wilson | Nov 2, 2018 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
At 1557 GMT on 1 November 2018, a Long March 3B/G2 (CZ-3B/G2) rocket lifted-off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center dropping the Beidou-3G1Q satellite off in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The satellite will complete the journey to GEO (Geostationary Earth...
by Matt Wilson | Oct 29, 2018 | China, Launches, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
At 0043 GMT, 29 October 2018, the CFOSAT mission was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, PRC, by an Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) Long March 2C (CZ-2C) rocket into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). CFOSAT (Chinese-French Oceanography...
