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Mission Reports

China launches another Gaofen Earth observation satellite

August 24, 2020 Stephen Clark

Another Chinese Gaofen Earth-imaging satellite launched Sunday aboard a Long March 2D rocket, riding to space with a pair of experimental rideshare payloads for the Chinese military.

Mission Reports

Earth observation and research satellites ride Chinese rocket into orbit

August 6, 2020 Stephen Clark

China sent an Earth observation satellite and a university-built research payload into orbit Thursday aboard a Long March 2D rocket.

Mission Reports

China launches Earth observation satellite

June 17, 2020 Stephen Clark

A Gaofen Earth-imaging satellite and two secondary payloads launched Wednesday aboard a Chinese Long March 2D rocket.

Mission Reports

Two Chinese launches deploy satellites for Earth-imaging, tech demonstrations

June 1, 2020 Stephen Clark

Two launches of Chinese rockets Friday and Sunday successfully placed Earth-imaging and technology demonstration satellites into orbit. The two missions, which took off from different spaceports, flew board Long March 11 and Long March 2D rockets.

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China conducts two space launches in short span

September 14, 2015 Stephen Clark

Two space launches from China in a 37-hour span have placed an experimental communications satellite and a sharp-eyed Earth-viewing craft into orbit, according to Chinese state media reports.

News Headlines

  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    April 23, 2026
  • SpaceX launches final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force
    April 21, 2026
  • Blue Origin launches third New Glenn rocket, but payload ends up in wrong orbit
    April 20, 2026
  • Third flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to feature 1st reuse of booster
    April 19, 2026
  • SpaceX makes 600th Falcon booster landing during West Coast Starlink mission
    April 18, 2026
  • Blue Origin hot fires its first previously flown booster, prepares for weekend launch
    April 16, 2026
  • Blue Origin one step closer to launching New Glenn from Vandenberg Space Force Base
    April 15, 2026
  • West Coast SpaceX Falcon 9 mission launches 25 Starlink satellites
    April 15, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 1,000th Starlink satellite of 2026 on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    April 14, 2026
  • NASA confident Artemis 2 heat shield will protect crew during re-entry
    April 10, 2026
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