Beijing Space View – Spaceflight Now

June 26, 2017

Breaking News

[ June 25, 2017 ] SpaceX launches and lands second Falcon 9 rocket in two days Falcon 9
[ June 25, 2017 ] Video: Rocketcam replay of Iridium satellite deployment Falcon 9
[ June 25, 2017 ] Video: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg, lands in Pacific Falcon 9
[ June 25, 2017 ] Falcon 9 rocket launching Sunday sports fin upgrade Falcon 9
[ June 25, 2017 ] Photos: Iridium satellites prepped for Falcon 9 flight Falcon 9

Commercial Earth-observing craft recover from off-target launch

January 11, 2017

Two Chinese satellites launched into the wrong orbit Dec. 28 have reached their planned perch at an altitude of around 300 miles and sent back their first high-resolution views of Earth for their Beijing-based commercial owner.

Chinese Earth observation satellites launched into lower-than-planned orbit

December 28, 2016

Two commercial Earth-imaging satellites launched by a Chinese Long March 2D booster Wednesday are flying in lower-than-planned orbits after an apparent rocket mishap, according to tracking data published by the U.S. military.