by Philip Hylands | Jul 10, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites
China attempted the maiden launch of the KUAIZHOU 11 solid fuelled launch vehicle at 0417 GMT on 10 July from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. The launch appears to have suffered a second stage failure. Its goal was to reach low Earth orbit (LEO) with its two... 
by Philip Hylands | Jul 9, 2020 | China, Launches, Satellites
China successfully launched the APSTAR 6D satellite at 1210 GMT on 9 July on a Long March 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite is owned by the APT Satellite Company Ltd and will be used for Ku/Ka band high-throughput... 
by David Todd | Jul 6, 2020 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites
While Rocket Lab had been enjoying recent success, both in terms of launches and sales, the wheels have suddenly come off with the failure of its Electron rocket on 4th July. The launch vehicle took off from the Mahia Peninsula launch site in New Zealand at 2116 GMT.... 
by David Todd | Jul 3, 2020 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites
China successfully launched the Gaofen Multimedia and Xibaipo Star satellites at 0310 GMT on 3 July 2020 on a Long March 4B (CZ-4B) launch vehicle from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in China. Gaofen X is a high resolution (sub 1 metre) multi-mode electro-optical... by David Todd | Jun 23, 2020 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites
After a previous technical delay to the rocket, China successfully launched Beidou 3 G3Q navigation satellite to a GTO (Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit) at 0143 GMT on 23 June 2020 on a Long March 3B/G3 vehicle from Xichang. The Beidou spacecraft is last needed to... by David Todd | Jun 17, 2020 | China, Launches
China may be having a worrying border dispute with India, but it is still launching satellites. China successfully launched the Gaofen 9-3 imaging satellite, Pixing 3A technology test sat and HEAD 1-5 AIS ship tracking satellite at 0719 GMT on 17 June on a Long March...
