China has launched a Long March 3B-G2 (CZ-3B-G2) rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China, carrying the Shiyan 10-02 satellite into what is thought to be a “Molniya” style highly inclined and eccentric orbit like its predecessor in the Shiyan...
A Long March 4B (CZ-4B) launch vehicle was launched at 0737 GMT on 27 December from Taiyuan in China. It carried the Gaofen 11-04 high resolution imaging satellite into orbit. The spacecraft is believed to be a military reconnaissance satellite. The spacecraft is...
At 0617 GMT on 16 December a Long March 11 (CZ-11) rocket placed the Shiyan 21 test satellite into LEO. The mission took place from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. “Shiyan” translates to English as “experiment” and these satellites are routinely described...
At 1825 GMT on 14 December China successfully launched its fourth Yaogan 36 triplet of the year. The mission saw a Long March 2D (CZ-2D) rocket lift-off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, and place the three satellites into their planned low Earth...
China successfully launched a Long March 2D/2 (CZ-2D/2) from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, China at 1831 GMT on 8 December 2022. The vehicle was carrying Gaofen-5-01A, a hyperspectral and infrared Earth observation satellite for the Chinese Ministry of Natural...
Kuaizhou-11 (KZ-11) returned to flight at 01:15 GMT on 7 December 2022 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. KZ11 successfully sent the traffic management satellite Xingyun Jiaotong VDES aka Jiaotong VDES to orbit. It carries AIS tracking and VDES data relay...
