Aleph – Spaceflight Now

August 6, 2020

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Chinese company inks deal to launch 90 commercial smallsats

January 30, 2019

Satellogic’s recent agreement with a Chinese company to launch 90 commercial Earth observation satellites on five or six dedicated Long March rocket flights marks one of China’s biggest wins in the global launch market.

Long March 4B lofts Earth-viewing satellites for China, Argentina

May 31, 2016

Three Earth observation satellites for the Chinese government and a commercial Argentine startup launched Monday, entering an orbit 300 miles above Earth to begin mapping missions.