Long March rocket explodes
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Long March rocket CZ-3B explodes over Sichuan, China, February 15, 1996
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BeiDou-2 G7 launch
Published on Jun 12, 2016
A Long March-3C carrier rocket launched BeiDou-2 G7, the 23rd satellite in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province, China, on 12 June 2016, at 15:30 UTC (23:30 CST – China Standard Time).
Long March 7 first flight (Chang Zheng 7)
Published on Jun 25, 2016
The Long March 7 rocket launched into its first flight from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Wenchang (WSLC), Hainan Island, China, on 25 June 2016, at 12:00 UTC (20:00 local time). Long March 7 or Chang Zheng 7 (CZ-7) is the medium-lift variant of a new generation rocket family.
Shenzhou-11 launch highlights
Published on Oct 16, 2016
Astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong were launched onboard the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft by a Long March 2F (Chang Zheng 2F) carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, on 16 October 2016, at 23:30:00 UTC (07:30 local time). Shenzhou-11 will dock with Tiangong-2 (“Heavenly Palace 2”), China's second space station, where it will remain for 30 days.
Long March 5 first flight with Shijian-17
Published on Nov 3, 2016
The maiden flight of the Long March 5 (Chang Zhen-5 ) heavy-lift space launch system took place on 3 November 2016, at 12:42 UTC, from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Center on Hainan island. The first Long March 5 launched the experimental Shijian-17 satellite to a geostationary orbit.
China just launched its biggest rocket yet
Published on Nov 3, 2016
"China’s Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket takes first flight"The Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket blasted off from the Wenchang launch center off China’s southern coast at 8:43 pm Beijing time, marking another milestone on China’s road to building its own space station.
by Lisa Grossman
November 3, 2016
Long March 2D launches Yunhai-1 (01) meteorological satellite
Published on Nov 11, 2016
A Long March-2D carrier rocket (Chang Zheng-2D) launched the Yunhai-1 (01) meteorological satellite from the LC43/603 launch complex of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, on 11 November 2016, at 23:14 UTC.
Fengyun-4 satellite launched by Long March-3B
Published on Dec 11, 2016
A Long March 3B carrier rocket (Chang Zheng-3B) launched the Fengyun-4 weather satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on 10 December 2016, at 16:10 UTC. The Fengyun-4 satellite is the first of China's second-generation weather satellites in geostationary orbit and its first quantitative remote-sensing satellite in high orbit.
TanSat CarbonSat) launched by Long March 2D
Published on Dec 21, 2016
TanSat, China’s first CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) monitoring satellite, was launched by a Long March 2D (Chang Zheng 2D) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert, on 21 December 2016, at 19:22 UTC (22 December, 03:22 Beijing time). TanSat was sent into a sun synchronous orbit about 700 kilometers above the Earth and will monitor the concentration, distribution and flow of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere every 16 days, during its three-year mission.
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