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    Long March-3B launches two Beidou-3 navigation satellites

    Published on Jan 12, 2018

    A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched two Beidou-3 navigation satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 11 January 2018, at 23:18 UTC (07:18 local time). The twin satellites are coded as the 26th and 27th in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).

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    Long March-11 launches two Jilin satellites

    Published on Jan 19, 2018

    A Long March-11 carrier rocker launched two new remote sensing satellites, Jilin-1 07 and Jilin-1 08, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 19 January 2018, at 04:12 UTC (12:12 local time). The launch was the third mission of the Long March 11 launch vehicle. The two satellites were developed by the Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd.

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    Long March-2D launches China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (Zhangheng-1/张衡一号)

    Published on Feb 2, 2018

    A Long March-2D launch vehicle (Chang Zheng-2D) launched China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 2 February 2018, at 07:51 UTC (15:51 local time). Known as Zhangheng-1 (张衡一号) after Zhang Heng, a renowned scholar of the East Han Dynasty, the satellite will record electromagnetic data associated with earthquakes above six magnitude in China and those above seven magnitude around the world, in a bid to identify patterns in the electromagnetic disturbances in the near-Earth environment.

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    Beidou-3 navigation satellites launched by Long March-3B

    Published on Feb 12, 2018

    A Long March-3B launch vehicle, with an Yuanzheng-1 (YZ-1) upper stage, launched two new Beidou-3 navigation satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 12 February 2018, at 05:10 UTC (13:10 local time).

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    Long March-2D launches LKW-4

    Published on Mar 18, 2018

    A Long March-2D launch vehicle (Chang Zheng-2D) launched a new remote sensing satellite (Ludikancha Weixing-4, LKW-4) from the from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert, on 17 March 2018, at 07:10 UTC (15:10 Beijing time). LKW-4 satellite will mainly be used for remote sensing exploration of land resources.

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    Long March-3B launches two new BeiDou-3 navigation satellites

    Published on Mar 30, 2018

    A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched two new Beidou-3 navigation satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 29 March 2018, at 17:56 UTC (01:56 local time). The twin satellites are coded as the 30th and 31st satellites in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).

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    Long March-4C launches Yaogan-31 01 satellites

    Published on Apr 10, 2018

    A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the first group of Yaogan-31 remote sensing satellites, along with a micro nano technology experiment satellite, from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 10 April 2018, at 04:25 UTC (12:25 local time). The Yaogan-31 01 satellites will be used for electromagnetic environment surveys and other related technology tests.

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    Long March-11 launches five Zhuhai-1 satellites

    Published on Apr 26, 2018

    A Long March-11 carrier rocket launched five Zhuhai-1 remote sensing satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 26 April 2018, at 04:42 UTC (12:42 local time). Zhuhai-1 is a commercial remote sensing satellite constellation that will provide data service for areas including agriculture, land and water resources, environmental protection, and transportation.

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    APStar-6C launched by Long March-3B

    Published on May 3, 2018

    A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched the APStar-6C communication satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 3 May 2018, at 16:06 UTC (4 May, 00:06 local time). The satellite was developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and will be used by APT Satellite Co. Ltd. to provide TV transmission, communication, Internet and multimedia services to customers across the Asia-Pacific region.

    Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)

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    Gaofen-5 launched by Long March-4C

    Published on May 8, 2018

    A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the Gaofen-5 satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province, north China, on 8 May 2018, at 18:28 UTC (9 May, 02:28 local time). Gaofen-5 is a hyperspectral imaging satellite, the first China-made satellite capable of monitoring air pollution. Gaofen-6 will be launched later this year to form a constellation with other Gaofen satellites in orbit.

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