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China set to deorbit disused Tiangong 2 space lab

July 16, 2019 Stephen Clark

China’s Tiangong 2 space lab, a precursor to the country’s planned space station, is scheduled to fall out of orbit Friday and plunge back into Earth’s atmosphere for a destructive re-entry.

China adds to Beidou fleet with Long March launch

June 24, 2019 Stephen Clark

Another satellite for China’s Beidou navigation network rocketed into orbit Monday on top of a Long March 3B launcher.

China’s first sea launch declared a success

June 5, 2019 Stephen Clark

A solid-fueled Long March 11 rocket fired out of a container aboard a barge in the Yellow Sea on Wednesday with seven satellites heading into orbit on China’s first space launch from an ocean vessel.

Chinese state media confirms Long March launch failure

May 23, 2019 Stephen Clark

A Chinese Long March 4C rocket failed to place its top secret military payload into orbit Wednesday after a launch from the Taiyuan space base southwest of Beijing, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

Long March 3C rocket launches Beidou satellite toward geostationary orbit

May 17, 2019 Stephen Clark

China launched a Beidou navigation satellite Friday using a Long March 3C rocket, adding another node to a growing space-based network that Chinese officials say will broadcast positioning and timing signals around the world next year.

China launches mapping satellites

April 30, 2019 Stephen Clark

A Chinese Long March 4B rocket successfully launched two Tianhui satellites Monday to conduct land surveys, mapping and scientific experiments in space, according to reports from state-run media.

China launches tracking and data relay satellite

March 31, 2019 Stephen Clark

A Chinese Long March 3B rocket delivered a new-generation tracking and data relay satellite to orbit Sunday to provide communications support for the country’s future human spaceflight missions and space station.

Chinese startup OneSpace fails in first orbital launch attempt

March 27, 2019 Stephen Clark

A solid-fueled rocket launched Wednesday by the Chinese startup OneSpace flew off course shortly after liftoff, the second time in five months one of China’s new space companies failed in a bid to become the country’s first private firm to place a spacecraft into orbit.

Chinese startup plans first orbital launch attempt this week

March 25, 2019 Stephen Clark

A Chinese startup named OneSpace could test its first full-scale launcher as soon as Wednesday in a bid to become China’s first privately-funded rocket company to place a satellite in orbit around the Earth.

Chinese TV broadcasting satellite launched on 300th Long March rocket

March 11, 2019 Stephen Clark

A Chinese television broadcasting satellite lifted off Saturday aboard a Long March 3B booster, the 300th orbital launch by the country’s Long March rocket family since 1970.