Long March, expendable launch systems, China

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Article "Huge rocket looks set for uncontrolled reentry following Chinese space station launch"

by Andrew Jones
April 30, 2021

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Long March-2C launches Yaogan-30-08 and Tianqi-12

May 7, 2021

A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched a new group of three Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 6 May 2021, at 18:11 UTC (7 May, 02:11 local time). The satellites (遥感三十号08) will work as part of a constellation for electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests. According to official sources, the satellites have entered the planned orbits. The rocket also launched the Tianqi-12 (天启星座12, part of the Tianqi/Apocalypse Constellation)
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)

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Long March-4B launches HaiYang-2D

May 19, 2021

A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched the HaiYang-2D remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 19 May 2021, at 04:03 UTC (12:03 local time). HaiYang-2D is China’s sixth remote-sensing satellite for ocean observation. Along with HaiYang-1C, HaiYang-1D and HaiYang-2C, HaiYang-2D (海洋二号D, HY-2D) will help monitor ocean color and water temperatures, providing basic data for research on the global oceanic environment.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)

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Long March-3B launches FengYun-4B

Jun 2, 2021

A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched the FengYun-4B (FY-4B) meteorological satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 2 June 2021, at 16:17 UTC (3 June, at 00:17 China Standard Time). According to official sources, the satellite has successfully entered the desired orbit. FY-4B (风云四号B) is the eighth FY meteorological satellite, the second FY-4 geostationary meteorological satellite and the most advanced of the series.

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Long March-2D launches Beijing-3 and 3 other satellites

Jun 11, 2021

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the Beijing-3 satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 11 June 2021, at 03:03 UTC (11:03 local time). Beijing-3 (北京三) is an Earth-observation satellite with a 0.5 m resolution, developed by Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Pte. Ltd. As secondary payloads, three small satellites were launched: HaiSi-2 (海丝二号, “hello, ocean”), YangWang-1 (仰望一号, “look up”) and Space Test-1 Tianjian (太空试验1号天健卫星).

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Long March-2C launches Yaogan-30-09 and Tianqi-14

Jun 18, 2021

A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched a new group of three Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 18 June 2021, at 06:30 UTC (14:30 China Standard Time). The satellites (遥感三十号09) will work as part of a constellation for electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests. According to official sources, the satellites have entered the planned orbits. The mission also launched the Tianqi-14 (天启星座14, part of the Tianqi/Apocalypse Constellation)

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Long March-2D launches five satellites

Jul 3, 2021

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched five satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 3 July 2021, at 02:51 UTC (10:51 local time). Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01B (吉林一号 宽幅01B), also known as “Inner Mongolia One” (内蒙古一号), is an Earth-observation satellite with “high resolution, super wide range, super large storage, and high-speed data transmission”, according to the manufacturer. Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D-01 (高分03D01), Gaofen-03D-02 (高分03D02) and Gaofen-03D-03 (高分03D03) will join the previous Gaofen-03 launched to “provide users in forestry, agriculture, grassland, ocean, resources, environment and other industries with richer remote sensing data and product services”. The fifth satellite launched was Xingshidai-10 (星时代-10), a low-cost satellite. According to official sources, all five satellites entered the scheduled orbits and the launch mission was declared a complete success.

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Long March-4C launches FengYun-3E

Jul 5, 2021

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the FengYun-3E meteorological satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 4 July 2021, at 23:28 UTC (5 July, at 07:28 local time). According to official sources, FengYun-3E (FY-3E, 风云三号E) was successfully placed into a polar orbit. The satellite is equipped with 11 instruments, providing data about atmospheric temperature, humidity, wind and other meteorological parameters for numerical prediction applications.

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Long March-3C launches TianLian-1 05

Jul 7, 2021

A Long March-3C launch vehicle launched the TianLian-1 05 satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 6 July 2021, at 15:53 UTC (23:53 local time). TianLian-1 05 (天链一号05, “SkyLink”) is a communication satellite, the final in China’s first-generation data relay satellite system. After the satellite will complete in-orbit tests, it will form a network with TianLian-1 01, 02, 03, 04 and TianLian-2 01, providing global coverage and supporting communications between the China Space Station and the mission control center in Beijing.

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Long March-6 launches Zhongzi-02 satellites

Jul 9, 2021

A Long March-6 launch vehicle launched the Zhongzi-02 satellite group from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 9 July 2021, at 11:59 UTC (19:59 local time). The satellites are part of the Zhongzi (钟子号), also known as Ningxia(宁夏), constellation of remote-sensing satellites developed by the Ningxia Jingui Information Technology Co., Ltd.