by David Todd | Aug 4, 2016 | China, exploration
The Chinese lunar rover “Yutu” has finally succumbed to the cold according to the official Xinhua news agency of China. The rover from the Chang’e 3 lunar lander and rover mission reportedly stopped working after coming out of its 33rd two-week long...
by David Todd | Jul 28, 2016 | China, Launches
A fiery trail in the sky over Western USA caused alarm to onlookers. The trail has since been identified as the re-entry of a used rocket stage from recent Chinese Long March 7 (CZ-7) flight which took place in June. The glowing embers were the launch...
by David Todd | Jun 29, 2016 | Add category, China, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
A Chinese Long March 4B (CZ-4B) rocket was launched form the Jiuquan Satellite launch centre at 0321 GMT on 29 June 2016. The spacecraft launched a satellite into a Low Earth Orbit of 616 x 515 km inclined at 75 degrees relative to the equator. This closely tallies...
by David Todd | Jun 27, 2016 | China, Launches, Seradata News
At 1200 GMT on 25 June 2016, the new Wenchang launch base on Hainan Island became fully operational after China’s latest rocket, the Long March 7 (CZ-7), was successfully launched. The 53.1m long rocket, part of the Long March 5, 6 and 7 family, employed a first stage...
by David Todd | Jun 1, 2016 | China, Launches, Satellites
At 0317 GMT on 30 May 2016, a Chinese Long March 4B (CZ-4B) rocket with a large fairing took off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in China. Aboard were three spacecraft. The 2,630 kg Ziyuan 3-02 is a Chinese civilian remote sensing satellite operated for the...
by David Todd | May 16, 2016 | China, Launches, Military space, Satellites
At 0423 GMT on 15 May 2016, a Long March 2D/2 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan launch site in China. Aboard was the Yaogan 30 – a satellite which is officially to be used for remote sensing and crop monitoring etc but is thought by Western analysts to be a...
