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Long March 4C

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Chinese satellite successfully launched to monitor environment

May 9, 2018 Stephen Clark

China launched a civilian-operated Earth-observing satellite Tuesday to survey global land and water resources, air pollutants, greenhouse gases and other environmental parameters.

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Chinese Long March 4C rocket deploys four satellites in orbit

April 10, 2018 Stephen Clark

Three Chinese military surveillance spacecraft and an experimental nanosatellite rode a Long March 4C rocket into orbit Tuesday.

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Three Gaofen Earth observation satellites launched by China

April 3, 2018 Stephen Clark

China has launched its 10th space mission of the year, deploying three civilian-operated Earth observation satellites with cameras to help monitor natural disasters, survey natural resources and assist in infrastructure planning.

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Chinese weather satellite launched into polar orbit

November 14, 2017 Stephen Clark

A Chinese Long March 4C rocket launched Tuesday with a new polar-orbiting weather observatory named Fengyun 3D, replacing an aging satellite for the China Meteorological Administration.

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Chinese officials silent after Long March rocket failure

September 2, 2016 Stephen Clark

A U.S. Air Force spokesperson said Friday that the military has not detected any objects deployed in orbit by a Chinese Long March rocket launch Wednesday, but China’s official media outlets still have not acknowledged the apparent failure.

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Radar remote sensing satellite launched by China

August 10, 2016 Stephen Clark

A Long March 4C rocket took off from northern China on Tuesday and deployed a radar imaging satellite into orbit about 460 miles above Earth to survey the oceans, crops and resources, and natural disasters.

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Radar spy satellite launched by China

November 27, 2015 Stephen Clark

China launched its latest military spy satellite Thursday with the successful deployment of the Yaogan 29 payload in polar orbit, likely adding a new radar reconnaissance craft to the country’s space fleet.

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Chinese spy payload fired into orbit

August 27, 2015 Stephen Clark

China sent the next in a series of military-operated spy satellites into orbit Thursday aboard a Long March 4C rocket in an unannounced launch from the country’s northeastern space center.

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Trio of ocean surveillance satellites launched by China

December 11, 2014 Stephen Clark

A package of small satellites that will likely track global naval activity lifted off aboard a Chinese Long March 4C rocket.

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    October 1, 2025
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    October 1, 2025
  • Axiom Space taps Portuguese physiologist as first ‘Project Astronaut’
    September 30, 2025
  • Ground testing anomaly destroys Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha booster intended for next flight
    September 30, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    September 28, 2025
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