Long March, expendable launch systems, China

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Long March-4C launches Yaogan-34-03

Nov 15, 2022

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the third Yaogan-34 remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 15 November 2022, at 01:38 UTC (09:38 local time). According to official sources, the remote sensing satellite Yaogan-34-03 (遥感三十四号03星) “will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation”.

 

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The Long March-2F Y15 launch vehicle

Nov 22, 2022

The Long March-2F Y15 (长征二号F遥十五) launch vehicle will launch the Shenzhou-15 (神舟十五) crew spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China. Shenzhou-15 will transport the fourth crew of three astronauts to the China Space Station (中国空间站).

 

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Long March-2D launches Yaogan-36 03

Nov 27, 2022

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the third Yaogan-36 mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 27 November 2022, at 12:23 UTC (20:23 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 Gaofen-5 01A

Dec 8, 2022

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the Gaofen-5 01A satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 8 December 2022, at 18:31 UTC (9 December, at 02:31 local time). According to official sources, Gaofen-5 01A entered its planned orbit successfully and is a “hyperspectral satellite that will be used for remote sensing and applications in diverse fields, such as pollution reduction, environmental monitoring, natural resource surveys, and climate change studies”.

 

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Long March-4C launches Shiyan-20 A/B

Dec 12, 2022

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the Shiyan-20 A/B satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 12 December 2022, at 08:22 UTC (16:22 local time). According to official sources, the Shiyan-20 A/B (试验二十号A/B) satellites have been “accurately put into a predetermined orbit” and will be “mainly used for on-orbit verification tests of new technologies, such as space environment monitoring”.

 

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Long March-2D launches Yaogan-36 04

Dec 15, 2022

Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 14 December 2022, at 18:25 UTC (15 December, at 02:25 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-11 launches Shiyan-21

Dec 16, 2022

A Long March-11 launch vehicle launched the Shiyan-21 satellite (试验二十一号卫星) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 16 December 2022, at 06:17 UTC (14:17 local time). According to official sources, the satellite was placed in the planned orbit and “will be used for in-orbit verification of new space technologies”.

 

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Long March-4B launches Gaofen-11 04

Dec 27, 2022

A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched the Gaofen-11 04 Earth-observation satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 27 December 2022, at 07:37 UTC (15:37 local time). According to official sources, Gaofen-11 04 (高分十一号04) entered the planned orbit successfully and will form a network with Gaofen-11 01, 02 and 03, that “will be used in diverse fields, including land resources surveying, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimation and disaster relief”.

 

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Long March-3B launches Shiyan-10 02

Dec 29, 2022

A Long March-3B rocket launched the Shiyan-10 02 satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 29 December 2022, at 04:43 UTC (12:43 local time). According to official sources, Shiyan-10 02 (试验十号02) was placed into the planned orbit and will be “mainly used for new technologies in-orbit verification experiments, such as space environment monitoring”.

 

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Long March-7A launches Shijian-23, Shiyan-22A and Shiyan-22B

Jan 9, 2023

A Long March-7A launch vehicle (Y4) launched three satellites, Shijian-23, Shiyan-22A and Shiyan-22B, from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site Hainan Province, China, on 8 January 2023, at 22:00 UTC (9 January, at 06:00 local time). According to official sources, the satellites entered their planned orbits successfully. Shijian-23 (实践二十三) will be “mainly used for scientific experiments and technical verification”. Shiyan-22A and Shiyan-22B will be used for “in-orbit verification tests of new technologies, such as space environment monitoring”.

 

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Long March-2C launches APStar-6E

Jan 13, 2023

A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched the APStar-6E (亚太6E, Asia-Pacific-6E) satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 12 January 2023, at 18:10 UTC (13 January, at 02:10 local time). According to official sources, the satellite entered the planned orbit successfully and will “provide high-throughput telecommunication services for the Southeast Asia region”.

 

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Long March-2D launches Yaogan-37 and Shiyan-22A/B

Jan 13, 2023

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the Yaogan-37 and Shiyan-22A/B satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 13 January 2023, at 07:00 UTC (15:00 local time). According to official sources, the satellites entered the planned orbits successfully. The remote sensing satellite Yaogan-37 (遥感三十七) will be “mainly used for new technologies, such as space environment monitoring and in-orbit verification experiments”. Shiyan-22A (试验二十二号A) will be “mainly used for land survey, urban planning and disaster prevention and mitigation”, while Shiyan-22B (试验二十二号B) will be “mainly used for smog detection, water pollution monitoring, crop growth monitoring and land resources census and other fields”.

 

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Long March-2D launches 14 satellites

Jan 15, 2023

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched 14 satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 15 January 2023, at 03:14 UTC (11:14 local time). According to official sources, the satellites entered the planned orbits successfully: QILU-2, QILU-3, Luojia-3 01 Satellite, JILIN-1GF03D34, TJHaiHe01, WoFuMan01, JILIN-1MF02A03, JILIN-1MF02A04, JILIN-1MF02A07, BUPT-1, Golden Bauhinia N6 Satellite, Golden Bauhinia N3 Satellite, Golden Bauhinia N4 Satellite and Tianzhi-2D.

 

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Long March-3B launches ChinaSat-26 (ZhongXing-26)

Feb 23, 2023

A Long March-3B rocket launched the ChinaSat-26 satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 23 February 2023, at 11:49 UTC (19:49 local time). According to official sources, ChinaSat-26 (中星26, also known as ZhongXing-26) is “China’s first high-throughput satellite with a capacity of more than 100 Gbps”.

 

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Long March-2C launches Horus-1

Feb 26, 2023

A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched the Horus-1 (荷鲁斯1) satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 24 February 2023, at 04:01 UTC (12:01 local time). According to official sources, the remote sensing satellite entered its planned orbit successfully.

 

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Long March-4C launches TianHui-6 A/B

Mar 10, 2023

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the TianHui-6 A/B satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 9 March 2023, at 22:41 UTC (10 March, at 06:41 local time). According to official sources, the TianHui-6 A/B (天绘六号A/B) satellites have entered the planned orbit and “will be used for geographic mapping, land resource survey, scientific experiments and other missions”.

 

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Long March-2C launches Horus-2

Mar 13, 2023

A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched the Horus-2 (荷鲁斯2) satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 13 March 2023, at 04:02 UTC (12:02 local time). According to official sources, the Egyptian remote sensing satellite “entered into the predetermined orbit successfully”.

 

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Long March-11 launches Shiyan-19

Mar 16, 2023

A Long March-11 launch vehicle launched the Shiyan-19 satellite (试验十九号卫星) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 15 March 2023, at 11:41 UTC (19:41 local time). According to official sources, the experimental satellite entered its planned orbit successfully and “will primarily be used for land resource surveys, urban planning, disaster prevention and mitigation, and other missions”.

 

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Long March-3B launches Gaofen-13 02

Mar 17, 2023

A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched the Gaofen-13 02 satellite (高分十三号02星) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 17 March 2023, at 08:33 UTC (16:33 local time). According to official sources, the Gaofen-13 02 high-orbit optical remote-sensing satellite entered its planned orbit successfully and “will be mainly used in land surveys, crop yield estimation, environmental governance, meteorological early warning and forecasting, as well as comprehensive disaster prevention and mitigation”.

 

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Long March-2D launches four PIESAT-1 satellites

Mar 30, 2023

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched four PIESAT-1 (Hongtu-1, 宏图一号 ) satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 30 March 2023, at 10:50 UTC (18:50 local time). According to official sources, the four X-band interferometric synthetic-aperture radar (InSAR) satellites entered the planned orbits successfully and “will mainly provide commercial remote-sensing data services”.