Long March, expendable launch systems, China

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Long March-3B launches TianLian-2 03

Jul 12, 2022

A Long March-3B rocket launched the TianLian-2 03 satellite (天链二号03星) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 12 July 2022, at 16:30 UTC (13 July, at 00:30 local time). According to official sources, the satellite entered the desired orbit. TianLian-2 03 is the third satellite of China’s second-generation data relay satellite system.
The satellite will form a network with TianLian-1 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, TianLian-2 01 and TianLian-2 02, providing global coverage for data relay and transmission services, supporting communications between the China Space Station and the mission control center in Beijing.

 

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Long March-2C launches SuperView Neo 2-01 and SuperView Neo 2-02

Jul 16, 2022

A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched the SuperView Neo 2-01 and SuperView Neo 2-02 (Siwei-03 and Siwei-04) remote sensing satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, 15 July 2022, at 22:57 UTC (16 July, at 06:57 local time). According to official sources, the satellites have entered the planned orbits and will “provide commercial remote sensing data services for industries including surveying and mapping, environmental protection, as well as urban security and digital rural development.” SuperView Neo 2-01 and SuperView Neo 2-02 (四维高景二号01、02), also knows as Siwei-03 and Siwei-0 (四维03/04), were developed by DFH Satellite Co., Ltd. of China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) for China Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd. (China Siwei).

 

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Long March-2D launches Yaogan-35 03 satellites

Jul 29, 2022

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the third group of three Yaogan-35 satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 29 July 2022, at 13:28 UTC (21:28 local time). According to official sources, the satellites (遥感三十五号03组卫星A星、B星、C星; Yaogan-35 03 A, B and C) have entered the planned orbits successfully and will be “mainly used in scientific experiments, land and resources surveys, agricultural production estimates, and disaster prevention and mitigation.”

 

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Long March-4B launches TECIS and two small satellites

Aug 4, 2022

A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched the Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS), and two small satellites: HEAD-2G and Minhang Juvenile Satellite, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 4 August 2022, at 03:08 UTC (11:08 local time). TECIS will evaluate forest biomass, measure atmospheric aerosol content and detect photosynthetic fluorescence.
Credit:
Du, S.; Liu, L.; Liu, X.; Zhang, X.; Gao, X.; Wang, W. The Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence Imaging Spectrometer (SIFIS) Onboard the First Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS-1): Specifications and Prospects. Sensors 2020, 20, 815. DOI: 10.3390/s20030815
China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)

 

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Long March-6 launches 16 satellites

Aug 10, 2022

A Long March-6 launch vehicle launched 16 satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 10 August 2022, at 04:50 UTC (12:50 local time). According to official sources, the satellites have entered the planned orbits successfully and will “mainly be used for commercial remote sensing and atmospheric imaging”.

 

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Long March-2D launches Yaogan-35 04 satellites

Aug 19, 2022

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the fourth group of three Yaogan-35 satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 19 August 2022, at 17:37 UTC (20 August, at 01:37 local time). According to official sources, the satellites (遥感三十五号04组卫星A星、B星、C星; Yaogan-35 04 A, B and C) have entered the planned orbits successfully and will be “mainly used in scientific experiments, land and resources surveys, agricultural production estimates, and disaster prevention and mitigation.”

 

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Long March-2D launches Beijing-3B (BJ-3B)

Aug 24, 2022

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the Beijing-3B satellite (BJ-3B) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 24 August 2022, at 03:01 UTC (11:01 local time). Beijing-3B (北京三号B) is an Earth-observation satellite with a 0.5 m resolution, designed and manufactured by DFH Satellite Co., Ltd, part of Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Pte. Ltd. According to official sources, the satellite entered the desired orbit and will be “mainly be used to provide remote sensing services in the fields of land resources management, agricultural resources survey, environment monitoring and city applications”.

 

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Long March-4C launches Yaogan-33-02

Sep 3, 2022

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the Yaogan-33-02 (遥感三十三号02) remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 2 September 2022, at 23:44 UTC (3 September, 07:44 local time). According to official sources, the satellite has successfully entered the planned orbit and “will be used for scientific experiments, land resources surveys, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and relief”.

 

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Long March-2D launches Yaogan-35 05 satellites

Sep 6, 2022

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the fifth group of three Yaogan-35 satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 6 September 2022, at 04:19 UTC (12:19 local time). According to official sources, the satellites (遥感三十五号05组卫星A星、B星、C星; Yaogan-35 05 A, B and C) have entered the planned orbits successfully and will be “mainly used in scientific experiments, land and resources surveys, agricultural production estimates, and disaster prevention and mitigation.”

 

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Long March-7A launches ZhongXing-1E (ChinaSat-1E)

Sep 13, 2022

A Long March-7A launch vehicle launched the ZhongXing-1E satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site Hainan Province, China, on 13 September 2022, at 13:18 UTC (21:18 local time). ZhongXing-1E (中星1E, also known as ChinaSat-1E) is a telecommunications satellite designed to “provide users with high-quality voice, data, radio and television transmission services”.

 

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Long March-2D launches the Yunhai-1 03 satellite

Sep 21, 2022

A Long March-2D rocket launched the Yunhai-1 03 satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 20 September 2022, at 23:15 UTC (20 September, at 07:15 local time). The Yunhai-1 03 satellite (云海一号03) will be “mainly used for detecting the atmospheric, marine and space environments, disaster prevention and mitigation, and scientific experiments”.

 

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Long March-2D launches Yaogan-36 01 satellites

Sep 26, 2022

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the first group of three Yaogan-36 satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 26 September 2022, at 13:38 UTC (21:38 local time). According to official sources, the satellites (遥感三十六号01组A星、B星、C星, Yaogan-36 01 A, B, C) have entered the planned orbits.

 

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Long March-6 launches Shiyan-16A, Shiyan-16B and Shiyan-17

Sep 27, 2022

A Long March-6 launch vehicle launched the Shiyan-16A, Shiyan-16B and Shiyan-17 satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 26 September 2022, at 23:50 UTC (27 September, 07:50 local time). According to official sources, the satellites (试验十六号A星、B星，试验十七号卫星) have entered the planned orbits successfully and “will provide data for land survey, urban planning, and disaster prevention and mitigation.”

 

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Long March-11 launches CentiSpace-1 S5/S6

Oct 7, 2022

A Long March-11 launch vehicle launched the CentiSpace-1 S5/S6 satellites, from a sea-based platform in the Yellow Sea, on 7 October 2022, at 13:10 UTC (21:10 local time). According to official sources, the CentiSpace-1 S5/S6 test satellites (微厘空间 S5/S6, Weili-1 05/06, Kongjian Shiyan) have entered their planned orbits and “will be used to monitor the performance of the global navigation satellite system in real time, and carry out navigation augmentation and inter-satellite laser communication tests”.

 

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Long March-11’s first offshore launch

Oct 8, 2022

On 7 October 2022, at 13:10 UTC (21:10 local time), a Long March-11 launch vehicle was launched from a sea platform only three kilometres away from the shore. According to the designers of the launch vehicle, Long March-11 can now be regularly launched from the sea.

 

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Long March-2D launches ASO-S (Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory)

Oct 9, 2022

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 8 October 2022, at 23:43 UTC (9 October, at 07:43 local time). According to official sources, ASO-S has entered its planned orbit successfully. The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (先进天基太阳天文台, ASO-S) will “conduct observations on the solar magnetic field, solar flares and coronal mass ejections, to support the forecasting of catastrophic space weather”.

 

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Long March-2D launches Yaogan-36

Oct 15, 2022

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the Yaogan-36 satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 14 October 2022, at 19:12 UTC (15 Octobet, at 03:12 local time). According to official sources, the satellite (遥感三十六号, Yaogan-36) has entered the planned orbit successfully.

 

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Long March-2D launches Shiyan-20C

Oct 29, 2022

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the Shiyan-20C satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 29 October 2022, at 01:01 UTC (09:01 local time). According to official sources, Shiyan-20C (试验二十号C) was placed into the desired orbit and “will be mainly used for in-orbit verification of new technologies such as space environment monitoring”.

 

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Long March-3B launches ChinaSat-19 (ZhongXing-19)

Nov 5, 2022

A Long March-3B rocket launched the ChinaSat-19 satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 5 November 2022, at 11:50 UTC (19:50 local time). ChinaSat-19(中星19, also known as ZhongXing-19) is a communications satellite that “will mainly provide communications services covering eastern China, Southeast Asia, and most Pacific regions, including North American routes”.

 

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Long March-6A launches Yunhai-3

Nov 12, 2022

A Long March-6A launch vehicle launched the Yunhai-3 satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 11 November 2022, at 22:52 UTC (12 November, at 06:52 local time). According to official sources, Yunhai-3 (云海三号卫星) “has entered the preset orbit and will be used for atmospheric and marine environment surveys, space environment surveys, disaster prevention and reduction, and scientific experiments”.