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    Tianzhou-1 launched by Long March-7 Y2

    Published on Apr 20, 2017

    The Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft was launched by a Long March-7 Yao-2 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province, China, on 20 April 2017, at 11:41 UTC. Tianzhou-1 is China’s first cargo spacecraft and will dock with the Tiangong-2 space lab three times to test in-orbit liquid propellant refueling. The Long March-7 Y2 (LM-7 Y2) carrier rocket (Chang Zheng 7) version was adapted especially to launch the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft.

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    Long March-5 Y2 launches Shijian-18

    Published on Jul 2, 2017

    On its second mission, a Long March-5 Y2 (Chang Zhen-5 /长征五号) carrier rocket launched the Shijian-18 (实践十八号卫星) communication satellite from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, on 2 July 2017, at 11:23 UTC. The Long March-5 has a payload capacity of 25 tons in low Earth orbit and 14 tons in geostationary orbit.

    Credit:
    China Central Television (CCTV)
    Long March-5 Y2 & Shijian-18 ready for launch

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    Long March-2C launched 3 Yaogan-30 satellites

    Published on Sep 29, 2017

    A Long March-2C rocket launched three Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellites from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, on 29 September 2017, at 04:21 UTC. The Yaogan-30 01 satellites carry electromagnetic probes along with other experiments.
    Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)

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    Long March-2D launches VRSS-2 satellite (Antonio José de Sucre)

    Published on Oct 9, 2017

    A Long March-2D launch vehicle (Chang Zheng-2D) launched the VRSS-2 remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 9 October 2017, at 04:06 UTC. The VRSS-2 will be primarily used by Venezuela for land resources survey, environmental protection, disaster monitoring and management, crop yield estimation and city planning.
    Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)
    长征二号丁, Long March-2D, LM-2D, Chang Zheng-2D, CZ-2D

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    Long March-3B launches two BeiDou-3 satellites

    Published on Nov 5, 2017

    Two BeiDou-3 satellites were launched by a Long March-3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, on 5 November 2017, at 11:45 UTC (19:45 local time). To expand the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, China plans to launch 18 BeiDou-3 satellites by the end of 2018. The system is planned to have global coverage by 2020, with more than 30 satellites.

    Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)

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    Fengyun-3D launched by Long March-4C

    Published on Nov 14, 2017

    A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched Fengyun-3D (FY-3D) meteorological satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, on 14 November 2017, at 18:35 UTC. Fengyun-3 (风云三号气象卫星) is one of China's second generation of Polar-Orbiting Meteorological Satellites, which can provide global three dimensional all-weather and multi-spectral remote sensing images. The Fengyun-3D satellite and the Long March-4C (Chang Zheng-4C, CZ-4C, LM-4C) were developed by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The satellite will be operated by China Meteorological Administration (CMA).

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    Long March-6 launches Jilin satellites

    Published on Nov 21, 2017

    A Long March-6 carrier rocker launched three remote sensing satellites, Jilin-1 04, Jilin-1 05 and Jilin-1 06, from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, on 21 November 2017, at 04:50 UTC (12:50 local time). The launch was the second mission of the Long March-6 launch vehicle.

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    Long March-2C launched three Yaogan-30 02 satellites

    Published on Nov 24, 2017

    A Long March-2C rocket launched a second group of three Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellites from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, on 24 November 2017, at 18:10 UTC (02:10 local time). The Yaogan-30 02 satellites carry electromagnetic probes along with other experiments.

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    Long March-2D launches remote sensing satellite

    Published on Dec 3, 2017

    A Long March-2D launch vehicle (Chang Zheng-2D) launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 3 December 2017, at 04:11 UTC (12:11 Beijing Time). The satellite is mainly used for remote sensing exploration of land resources.

    Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)
    长征二号丁, Long March-2D, LM-2D, Chang Zheng-2D, CZ-2D

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    Alcomsat-1 launched by Long March-3B

    Published on Dec 10, 2017

    Alcomsat-1, Algeria’s first communications satellite, was launched by a Long March-3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, on 11 December 2017, at 16:41 UTC (00:41 local time).

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