Long March-11A and more sea launches for Long March-11
Jan 20, 2021
Long March-11 is a solid-propellant launch vehicle developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). According to Li Tongyu, Chief Commander of Long March-11, the new version Long March-11A “will have a diameter of 2.65 metres, with its payload capacity at the low-Earth orbit reaching 1.5 to 2 tons.”
Long March-4C launches Yaogan-31 02 satellites
Jan 29, 2021
A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the second group of Yaogan-31 remote-sensing satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 29 January 2021, at 04:47 UTC (12:47 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-31 02 (遥感三十一号02) satellites will be used for scientific experiments, land and resources surveys, agricultural production estimation, disaster prevention and mitigation.
Long March-4C launches Yaogan-31 03
Feb 24, 2021
A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the third group of Yaogan-31 remote-sensing satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 24 February 2021, at 02:22 UTC (10:22 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-31 03 (遥感三十一号03) satellites will be used for scientific experiments, land and resources surveys, agricultural production estimation, disaster prevention and mitigation.
Credit: China Central Television/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Long March-9 to be developed in the next five years
Feb 28, 2021
Long March-9, China’s super heavy-lift launch vehicle, is scheduled to be developed in the next five years, according to Luan Enjie, the first chief commander of the China lunar exploration program. Long March-9 will be designed with a payload capability of 100 tons.
Credit: China Central Television
Long March-7A launches Shiyan-9
Mar 12, 2021
The first successful flight of a Long March-7A launch vehicle launched the Shiyan-9 satellite from the Wenchang Space Launch Center Hainan Province, China, on 11 March 2021, at 17:51 UTC (12 March, at 01:51 China Standard Time). According to official sources Shiyan-9 (试验九号) “will be mainly used for in-orbit tests of new technologies including space environment monitoring.”
Long March-4C launches Yaogan-31 04
Mar 13, 2021
A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the fourth group of Yaogan-31 remote-sensing satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 13 March 2021, at 02:19 UTC (10:19 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-31 04 (遥感三十一号04) satellites will be used for scientific experiments, land and resources surveys, agricultural production estimation, disaster prevention and mitigation.
Long March-4C launches Gaofen-12-02
Mar 31, 2021
A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the Gaofen-12 Earth observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 30 March 2021, at 22:45 UTC (31 March, 06:45 local time). Gaofen-12-02 (高分十二号02) is a microwave remote sensing satellite capable of providing photographs with a resolution of better than a meter. According to official sources, "Gaofen-12-02 will be mainly used in land surveys, urban planning, determining and registering land rights, road network design, crop yield estimates, and disaster prevention and relief."
Long March-4B launches Shiyan-6 03
Apr 9, 2021
A Long March-4B rocket launched the Shiyan-6 03 satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 8 April 2021, at 23:01 UTC (9 April, 07:01 China Standard Time). According to official sources, the third satellite of the Shiyan-6 series will be used to carry out space environment survey and experiments on related technologies.
Long March-6 launches 9 satellites
Apr 27, 2021
A Long March-6 launch vehicle launched 9 satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 27 April 2021, at 03:20 UTC (11:20 local time). The main payload consisted of the satellites Qilu-1 (齐鲁一号), Qilu-4 (齐鲁四号) and Foshan-1 (佛山一号), along with HS-1 (Zhong'an Guotong-1, 中安国通一号), Tianqi-9 (天启星座09, part of the Tianqi constellation/Apocalypse Constellation), Origin Space Neo-1 (起源太空NEO-1), Taijing-2 01 (Tai Kink II 01, 泰景二号01), Golden Bauhinia N1-01 and Golden Bauhinia N1-02.
Long March-5B Y2 launches the Tianhe Core Module
Apr 29, 2021
The Long March-5B Y2 launch vehicle launched the Tianhe Core Module, the first component of the China Space Station, from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China, on 29 April 2021, at 03:23 UTC (11:23). The Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱) is the first component of the China Space Station (中国空间站), China’s new space station intended for long-term habitation.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China National Space Administration (CNSA).
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