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September 22, 2020

China launches Haiyang oceanography satellite

A Long March 4B rocket lifts off Sept. 21 from the Jiuquan launch base… Read More

September 8, 2020

China tests experimental reusable spacecraft shrouded in mystery

File photo of a previous Long March 2F launch. Credit: Xinhua

A mysterious… Read More

August 24, 2020

China launches another Gaofen Earth observation satellite

A Long March 2D rocket lifted off Sunday (Chinese time) from the Jiuquan… Read More

August 6, 2020

Earth observation and research satellites ride Chinese rocket into orbit

China launches a Long March 2D rocket Thursday from the Jiuquan space… Read More

July 10, 2020

New Chinese satellite launcher fails on first flight

This frame from a video of the Kuaizhou 11 launch shows the rocket lifting… Read More

July 6, 2020

Chinese launches loft satellites to study space environment and observe Earth

A Long March 4B rocket takes off from the Taiyuan space center Friday.… Read More

June 17, 2020

China launches Earth observation satellite

A Long March 2D rocket lifts off Wednesday with a Gaofen Earth-imaging… Read More

May 31, 2020

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

The payload fairing of a Long March 11 rocket is integrated with the… Read More

May 11, 2020

First two smallsats launched for Chinese data relay constellation

A Kuaizhou 1A rocket takes off from the Jiuquan space base Tuesday.… Read More

January 16, 2020

Kuaizhou 1A rocket lofts Chinese broadband test satellite

A Kuaizhou 1A launcher lifts off Thursday from the Jiuquan space center… Read More

January 2, 2020

Long March, Soyuz and Falcon rockets topped 2019’s launch leaderboard

A Soyuz-FG booster lifts off July 20, 2019, with the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft… Read More

November 19, 2019

China’s Kuaizhou launcher flies for second time in four days

A Kuaizhou 1A rocket lifted off Sunday from the Jiuquan space center… Read More

November 13, 2019

Two Chinese satellite launchers lift off three hours apart

A solid-fueled Kuaizhou 1A rocket launched from the Jiuquan space… Read More

September 25, 2019

China launches environmental monitoring satellite

A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 0054 GMT Wednesday (8:54 p.m. EDT… Read More

September 19, 2019

Five Chinese smallsats launched by Long March 11 rocket

A solid-fueled Long March 11 rocket lifts off from the Jiuquan launch… Read More

September 3, 2019

Two satellites launch aboard Chinese Kuaizhou 1A rocket

Two experimental Chinese satellites have launched on a Kuaizhou … Read More

August 17, 2019

China’s Jielong 1 smallsat launcher successful on first flight

The first flight of the Chinese Jielong 1 rocket lifted off from the… Read More

July 25, 2019

Chinese private company reaches orbit for first time

The Hyperbola 1 rocket lifted off Thursday from the Jiuquan space… Read More