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    Long March-4C launches Queqiao (Chang'e-4 relay satellite/ 鹊桥)

    Published on May 20, 2018

    A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched Queqiao (鹊桥, “Magpie Bridge”), the relay satellite for the Chang'e-4 lunar mission, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 20 May 2018, at 21:28 UTC (21 May, at 05:28 local time). Queqiao will be placed into a halo orbit around the Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point and will provide relay communications for the Chang'e-4 lunar mission (lander and rover), expected to be launched later this year to the Aitken Basin, in the south pole region of the Moon. Together with the relay satellite, two microsatellites, Longjiang-1 and Longjiang-2 were also be sent into orbit.

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    Long March-2C launches PRSS-1 & PakTES-1A

    Published on Jul 9, 2018

    A Long March-2C rocket successfully launched two satellites, PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A, from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, on 9 July 2018, at 03:56 UTC (11:56 local time). Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite No. 1 (PRSS-1, 巴基斯坦遥感卫星一号) and Pakistan scientific experimental satellite (PakTES-1A, 科学实验卫星PakTES-1A) were launched for the National Space Agency of Pakistan SUPARCO (Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission). According to the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) PRSS-1 is in good condition with its solar panels unfolded.

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

    Published on Jul 29, 2018

    A Long March-3B rocket launched two new BeiDou-3 navigation satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 29 July 2018, at 01:48 UTC (09:48 local time). The twin satellites are the 33rd and 34th in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, respectively the 9th and 10th for the BeiDou-3 system. China expects to have a basic system with 18 BeiDou-3 satellites orbiting by the end of the year.

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    Long March-4B launches Gaofen-11

    Published on Jul 31, 2018

    A Long March-4B (Chang Zheng-4) rocket launched Gaofen-11, an optical remote sensing satellite, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center , Shanxi Province, northern China, on 31 July 2018, at 03:00 UTC (11:00 local time). The high-resolution Earth observation satellite will be used for land survey, urban planning, road network design, agriculture, and disaster relief.

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    BeiDou-3 satellites launched by Long March-3B

    Published on Aug 24, 2018

    A Long March-3B rocket launched two new BeiDou-3 navigation satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 24 August 2018, at 23:52 UTC (25 August, 07:52 local time). According to official sources, the satellites entered the designated orbit after flying for more than three hours. The twin satellites are the 35rd and 36th in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, respectively the 11th and 12th for the BeiDou-3 system. Another six BeiDou-3 are scheduled to be launched in 2018, China expects to have a basic system with 18 BeiDou-3 satellites orbiting by the end of the year.

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    Haiyang-1C (HY-1C) launched by Long March-2C

    Published on Sep 7, 2018

    A Long March-2C (CZ-2C) rocket successfully launched the Haiyang-1C (HY-1C) satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 7 September 2018, at 03:15 UTC (11:15 local time). The HY-1C satellite will help monitor ocean color and water temperatures, providing basic data for research on the global oceanic environment, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

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    Long March-3B launches BeiDou-3 satellites

    Published on Sep 19, 2018

    A Long March-3B launch vehicle (Chang Zheng-3) launched two BeiDou-3 navigation satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 19 September 2018, at 14:07 UTC (22:07 local time). The satellites (BeiDou-3 MEO-13 & BeiDou-3 MEO-14) entered the scheduled orbit after three hours, according to official sources. The twin satellites are the 37rd and 38th in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, respectively the 13th and 14th for the BeiDou-3 system. Another four BeiDou-3 are scheduled to be launched in 2018, China expects to have a basic system with 18 BeiDou-3 satellites orbiting by the end of the year.

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    Long March-2C launches Yaogan-32 satellites

    Published on Oct 9, 2018

    A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched two Yaogan-32 remote sensing satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 9 October 2018, at 02:43 UTC (10:43 local time). The satellites will be used for electromagnetic environmental detection and other related experiments.

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    Long March-4B launches HY-2B satellite

    Published on Oct 24, 2018

    A Long March-4B (Chang Zheng-4) rocket launched the HY-2B remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 24 October 2018, at 22:57 UTC (25 October 2018, 06:57 local time). HaiYang-2B (HY-2B) will form a network for marine environment monitoring with the HY-2A satellite launched seven years ago and the subsequent HY-2C and HY-2D.

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    Long March-2C launches CFOSat (China-France Oceanography Satellite)

    Published on Oct 28, 2018

    A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched CFOSat (China-France Oceanography Satellite) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 29 October 2018, at 00:47 UTC (08:47 local time). CFOSat was developed jointly by CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales) and CNSA (China National Space Administration) to study ocean surface winds and waves. The satellite has two radar instruments: SWIM (Surface Waves Investigation and Monitoring) which will survey the length, height and direction of waves; and SCAT (wind SCATterometer) which will measure the strength and direction of winds. As secondary payload, Long March-2C launched five small satellites: Xiaoxiang-1, Zhaojin-1, Tianfuguoxing-1, Changshagaoxin and CubeBel-1.

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