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China launches ocean observation satellite
Jun 11, 2020
A Chinese Long March-2C rocket launched the HY-1D ocean observation satellite on June 11, 2020 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
Long March-2D launches Gaofen-9 02 and HEAD-4 satellites
May 31, 2020
A Long March-2D rocket launched two satellites, Gaofen-9 02 and HEAD-4, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 31 May 2020, at 08:53 UTC (16:53 local time). According to official sources, the satellites entered their planned orbits. Gaofen-9 02 is an optical remote sensing satellite capable of providing photographs with a resolution of about one meter. HEAD-4, developed by Beijing-based HEAD Aerospace Technology Co. Ltd., can carry out on-orbit information collection, including that on ships and aircraft, and the Internet of Things.
Long March-2D launches Gaofen-9 03 and HEAD-5 satellites
Jun 17, 2020
A Long March-2D rocket launched two satellites, Gaofen-9 03 and HEAD-5, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 17 June 2020, at 07:19 UTC (15:19 local time). According to official sources, the satellites entered their planned orbits. Gaofen-9 03 is an optical remote sensing satellite capable of providing photographs with a resolution of about one meter. HEAD-5, developed by Beijing-based HEAD Aerospace Technology Co. Ltd., can carry out on-orbit information collection, including that on ships and aircraft, and the Internet of Things.
The last BeiDou-3 satellite launch
Jun 22, 2020
A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched the last BeiDou-3 navigation satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 23 June 2020, at 01:43 UTC (09:43 local time). The geostationary satellite is the 55th of the BeiDou family and the last satellite for China’s BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3). With the last satellite in orbit, the BDS-3 global constellation is considered completed.
Long March-4B launches Gaofen Multi-Mode and Xibaipo 8102 satellites
Jul 3, 2020
A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched a new Gaofen “high-resolution multi-mode integrated imaging satellite” and the “Popular Science Satellite” 8102 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 03 July 2020, at 03:10 UTC (11:10 local time). According to official sources, the satellites entered their planned orbits. Gaofen Multi-Mode is an optical remote sensing satellite, mainly used for high-resolution image acquisition. The Xibaipo “Popular Science Satellite” 8102 is mainly used for the popularization of aerospace science education.
Long March-2D launches Shiyan-6 02
Jul 4, 2020
A Long March-2D rocket launched the second Shiyan-6 satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 4 July 2020, at 23:44 UTC (5 July, at 07:44 local time). According to official sources, the Shiyan-6 02 (实验六号02) satellite entered its planned orbit and will be used for “space environment study and related technology experiments”.
Long March-3B launches APStar-6D
Jul 9, 2020
A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched the APStar-6D satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 9 July 2020, at 12:11 UTC (20:11 local time). The Asia-Pacific 6D satellite (亚太6D, APStar-6D) is a high-throughput broadband communication satellite, sent into a geostationary orbit.
Long March-5 Y4 launches Tianwen-1
Jul 22, 2020
The Long March-5 Y3 launch vehicle launched the Tianwen-1 mission from the Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Province, on 23 July 2020, at 04:50 UTC (12:50 local time). Tianwen-1 is China’s first Mars exploration mission and includes an orbiter, a lander and a rover.
Long March-4B launches Ziyuan III 03
Jul 25, 2020
A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched the Ziyuan III 03 satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 25 July 2020, at 03:13 UTC (11:13 local time). Ziyuan III 03 (资源三号03) is a new high-resolution mapping satellite developed by the China Academy of Space Technology. It will join Ziyuan III 02 to form a network and capture high-definition 3D images and multispectral data. Also on board the rocket were two satellites used for dark matter detection and commercial data acquisition respectively. They were developed by the Shanghai ASES Spaceflight Technology Co. Ltd.
Long March-2D launches Gaofen-9 04
Aug 6, 2020
A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the Gaofen-9 04 satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 6 August 2020, at 04:01 UTC (12:01 local time). Gaofen-9 04 is a new optical remote-sensing satellite with a resolution up to the sub-meter level. According to official sources, the satellite entered the planned orbit and will be mainly used for land surveys, crop yield estimation, disaster prevention and mitigation.
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