Xiaoxiang 1 – Spaceflight Now

November 17, 2019

Breaking News

[ November 15, 2019 ] Astronauts complete bonus objectives in first in series of AMS repair spacewalks Mission Reports
[ November 15, 2019 ] Broadband satellite to serve Pacific islands delivered to Florida launch base Falcon 9
[ November 14, 2019 ] Starlink ‘train’ traces path across twilight skies Falcon 9
[ November 14, 2019 ] Complex spacewalk repair work begins Friday Mission Reports
[ November 13, 2019 ] SpaceX fires up Crew Dragon thrusters in key test after April explosion Mission Reports

Chinese mapping satellite launches on Long March 4B rocket

November 3, 2019

An Earth observation satellite designed to collect three-dimensional mapping imagery rode a Long March 4B rocket into orbit Sunday with three smaller spacecraft, including one to test an innovative French-made iodine thruster, and another satellite built for Sudan.