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    Long March-3B launches Shijian-21

    Oct 24, 2021

    A Long March-3B rocket launched the Shijian-21 satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 24 October 2021, at 01:27 UTC (09:27 local time). According to official sources, Shijian-21 (实践二十一) was placed in the desired orbit and “will be mainly used to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies”.

  2. #132


    Long March-2C launches Yaogan-32 02

    Nov 3, 2021

    A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched the second group of Yaogan-32 remote sensing satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 3 November 2021, at 07:43 UTC (15:43 China Standard Time). According to official sources, the satellites (遥感三十二号02) have entered the planned orbits and will work as part of a constellation for electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests.

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    Long March-6 launches SDGSAT-1

    Nov 5, 2021

    A Long March-6 launch vehicle launched the SDGSAT-1 satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 5 November 2021, at 02:19 UTC (10:19 local time). SDGSAT-1 (Sustainable Development Science Satellite 1, also known as 广目地球科学卫星, Guangmu Earth Science Satellite, CASEarth) has three payloads of thermal infrared, low light level and multispectral imager, with 300 km wide data acquisition capability. It can achieve global coverage within 11 days. The satellite aims to detect parameters representing the interaction between human activities and the Earth environment.

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    Long March-2D launches the first Yaogan-35 satellites

    Nov 6, 2021

    A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the first three Yaogan-35 satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 6 November 2021, at 03:00 UTC (11:00 local time). According to official sources, the satellites (遥感三十五号卫星A星、B星、C星, Yaogan-35 A, B and C) have entered the planned orbits and will be “mainly used in scientific experiments, land and resources surveys, agricultural production estimates, and disaster prevention and mitigation.”

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    Long March-4B launches Gaofen-11 03

    Nov 20, 2021

    A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched the Gaofen-11 03 Earth-observation satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 20 November 2021, at 01:51 UTC (09:51 local time). According to official sources, Gaofen-11 03 (高分十一号03) entered the planned orbit successfully and will form a network with Gaofen-11 01 and 02 to “greatly improve the efficiency of Earth observation and make greater contributions to national economic and social development in the fields of land survey, urban planning, land ownership, road network design, crop yield estimation and disaster prevention and mitigation.”

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    Long March-4C launches Gaofen-3 02

    Nov 23, 2021

    A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the second Gaofen-3 satellite (Gaofen-3 02, 高分三号02) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 22 November 2021, at 23:45 UTC (23 November, at 07:45 local time). According to official sources, the satellite will operate in a solar synchronous orbit at an altitude of 755 km, improving China’s “ocean observation, water conservancy applications, disaster monitoring, environmental monitoring and other fields.”

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    Long March-3B launches ZhongXing-1D (ChinaSat-1D)

    Nov 26, 2021

    A Long March-3B rocket launched the ZhongXing-1D satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 26 November 2021, at 16:40 UTC (27 November, at 00:40 local time). ZhongXing-1D (中星1D, also known as ChinaSat-1D) is a communications satellite designed to “provide users with high-quality voice, data, radio and television transmission services”.

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    Long March-4B launches Shijian-6 05

    Dec 10, 2021

    A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched a group of Shijian-6 05 satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 10 December 2021, at 00:11 UTC (08:11 local time). According to official sources, the satellites (实践六号05) have entered the planned orbit successfully and will be used for space exploration and new technology test. The launch marked the 400th mission of the Long March series of launch vehicles.

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    Long March-3B launches TianLian-2 02

    Dec 14, 2021

    A Long March-3B rocket launched the TianLian-2 02 satellite (天链二号02星) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 13 December 2021, at 16:09 UTC (14 December, at 00:09 local time). According to official sources, the satellite entered the desired orbit. TianLian-2 02 is the second satellite of China’s second-generation data relay satellite system.
    The satellite will form a network with TianLian-1 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 and TianLian-2 01, providing global coverage for data relay and transmission services, supporting communications between the China Space Station and the mission control center in Beijing.

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    Long March-7A launches Shiyan-12 01 and 02

    A Long March-7A launch vehicle launched two satellites, Shiyan-12 01 and Shiyan-12 02, from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on 23 December 2021, at 10:12 UTC (18:12 local time). The mission was the third launch for the Long March-7A rocket (长征七号甲, 长征七号A). The Shiyan-12 01 and 02 satellites (试验十二号卫星01星、02星) will be “mainly used for space environment exploration and related technical tests.”
    Credit: China Media Group(CMG)/China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
    Long March-7A launches Shiyan-12 01 and 02

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