Long March – Page 21 – Spaceflight Now

2014’s launch tally highest in two decades

January 4, 2015 Stephen Clark

There were more successful space launches in 2014 than in any year since 1992, with Russia, the United States and China responsible for more than 80 percent of global launch activity.

China sends new weather satellite into orbit

December 31, 2014 Stephen Clark

China launched a spacecraft Wednesday to replenish the country’s fleet of meteorological satellites providing warnings of weather fronts and tropical cyclones across Asia.

Chinese military spy satellite deployed in orbit

December 27, 2014 Stephen Clark

China launched a Long March 4B rocket Saturday to deploy a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit 300 miles above Earth.

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.

Chinese-Brazilian Earth observation satellite launched

December 7, 2014 Stephen Clark

An Earth-watching satellite developed by China and Brazil lifted off on a Long March 4B rocket, replacing an environmental craft lost in a launch mishap last year.

Spy satellite launched to serve Chinese government

November 20, 2014 Stephen Clark

A Long March 2D rocket blasted off from a remote space base in northwest China on Thursday and climbed into orbit with a clandestine satellite to collect intelligence for the Chinese government.

Chinese military satellite launched by Long March rocket

November 18, 2014 Stephen Clark

China launched a Long March rocket last week with a satellite Western analysts believe will conduct all-weather global radar surveillance for the Chinese military.

China launches third space mission in a week

October 27, 2014 Stephen Clark

China put an experimental Shijian military satellite into orbit Monday on top of a Long March rocket, marking the third Chinese space launch in a week.

Chinese probe launched on round-trip flight to the moon

October 23, 2014 Stephen Clark

China launched a demonstrator probe on a round-trip flight around the moon to test out a heat shield and landing capsule planned for use on a lunar sample return mission in 2017.

China puts government surveillance satellite in orbit

October 20, 2014 Stephen Clark

China sent a reconnaissance satellite into orbit from the Taiyuan space center, expanding the country’s network of intelligence-gathering spacecraft.