China will dispatch the next piece of its goal-oriented automated lunar investigation program on Sunday (May 20). This is if all things continued as indicated by design. The nation Queqiao relay satellite is intended to lift off on a Long March 4C rocket on Sunday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. Queqiao […]
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14th Space launch of China – A success
On 8th May 2018, a satellite was launched into space by China. The main reason to start this satellite was for surveying global as well as water resources. This satellite is a civilian-operated one and is also known to be an Earth-observing satellite. It is also said to study air pollutants and greenhouse gases and […]
Tiangong-1 fails to perform reentry in 2017
Tiangong-1 space station remaining on low Earth orbit have not performed destructive reentry in the second half of 2017 as it was planned by CNSA. Station was launched on the top of the Long March 2F from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in 2009 and was first Chinese space station on orbit. After series of tests […]
Jilin-1 spacecrafts lofted by Long March 6
Chinese space agency CNSA managed to deliver to orbit three Jilin-1 spacecrafts today. Launch was performed at 04:50 UTC from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Satellites were developed in the Jilin province authorities for natural resources monitoring, general observation and natural disaster relief. Jilin constellation is also first commercial Chinese project covering launching number of remote sensing […]
Long March 3B failed, Chinasat-9A remains on lower orbit
Long March 3b suffered for some kind of problems during last launch. CNSA admitted on Monday that their latest satellite launched on the top of the Long March 3B rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on June 18, 2017, remains on lower orbit that it was previously planned. It was officially confirmed that satellite was delivered […]
Long March prelaunch issues unveiled !
It is not very common to unveil secrets of Chinese space program by people involved directly with it. Especially when maiden flight of largest rocket ever created by Chinese industry is concerned. Few Chinese specialists present during launch of Long March 5 on November 3, 2016, from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center announced on Chinese social […]
Long March 5 debut delayed but successful !
Maiden flight of Long March 5 heavy rocket started with 100 minutes of delay but finished with full success. It is already second maiden flight of Chinese rocket in 2016 performed from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan Province and one from multiple successes of CNSA in present year. Long March 5 is for sure important […]
China trying to make a mark in the Space Industry
The Chinese Space Industry is often being confused by the customers in the West. The terminology they use is very baffling, and the language barrier is such a hurdle that even the Chinese customers sometimes fall in trouble in distinguishing between different categories and technologies. One of the biggest drawback of Chinese Space industry to […]
China launches satellite ahead of the Chang’e-4 moon mission
The launch of China’s lunar rover will happen soon. This mission is the first time a country is landing on the far side of the moon which is not visible from earth. China announced its ambition to embark on this mission in the year 2015. The country launched a relay satellite at the far side […]
The Chang’e 4 Moon – Relay Satellite of China
The CNSA (China National Space Administration) had plans to launch a relay satellite as a part of the Chang’e 4 mission to the farthest side of the moon, of which the name was announced recently. The Queqiao meaning bridge of magpies is a name which is derived from a folktale of the country. Along with […]