China launches Yunhai satellite atop of the fifth Long March 6A
China launched what was thought to be a Long March 6C in the Western world but later turned out to be a Long March 6A. The launch occurred from Launch Complex 9A at
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Articles under this tag explore China’s aerospace ecosystem, covering launch cadence, spacecraft, space policy, and the broader STEM technologies driving its rise as a global space power.
A Railgun Launched Chinese Spaceplane
Learn more about Chinese space ambitions and their future goals for reusable spaceplanes!
China launches new lunar communications satellite!
In the early hours of the 20th of March, a Long March 8 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 2 at the Wenchang Space Launch Site. Onboard the rocket were three satellites bound
China to launch 100 times in 2024!
Today, the 26th of February, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, CASC, released its 'blue paper' outlining China's space goals for the coming year. The 'blue paper&
China names its new crewed spacecraft!
Early on the 24th of February, the China Manned Space Engineering Office announced that it had selected the names for its two spacecraft that will be used for its crewed lunar exploration program.
What are the orbital launch sites of China?
Over the past decade, China has routinely been the second most prolific launcher of orbital rockets delivering thousands of satellites and spacecraft to space. To achieve this feat, the country has four launch
China's Tiangong Space Station passes 1000 days in space!
Disclaimer: This article may take a while to load as where possible a relevant image is used. As of the 24th of January 2024, China's Tiangong Space Station has surpassed one-thousand
Kinetica-1 succeeds for the third time in a row
Early on the 23rd of January, CAS Space launched its first mission of the year carrying five satellites atop of its Kinetica-1 rocket. The Kinetica-1 rocket lifted off from Launch Area 130 at
China launches sixth resupply mission to its space station
A Long March 7 lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Wednesday the 17th of January at 22:27 pm Beijing Time. The rocket was carrying the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft
How China plans to land crew on the Moon by 2030
Disclaimer: Translations from Chinese in this article may not be entirely accurate. China currently has plans to land a crew on the surface of the Moon by 2030 but how do they plan
OrienSpace nails its first launch!
Aerospace startup OrienSpace conducted the maiden flight of its Gravity-1 launch vehicle today, the 11th of January. The launch vehicle lifted off from its sea launch platform at 13:30 pm, Beijing Time,
Chang'e 6 moves closer to launch
Recently the China National Space Administration announced that the Chang'e 6 lunar spacecraft had arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Wednesday, the 10th of January. Parts of the spacecraft