China added to its Earth observation fleet late Saturday, sending a second Gaofen-14 mapping satellite into sun-synchronous orbit.

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China launched the ChinaSat-9C communications satellite Friday to replace an aging, foreign-built predecessor and boost domestic broadcasting capabilities.

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China launched its second planetary exploration mission Wednesday, sending Tianwen-2 to sample a near Earth asteroid and later survey a main belt comet.

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China added a new satellite to its geostationary Tianlian data tracking and relay communications satellite series Sunday with its latest launch.

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China launched Thursday what appears to be the third satellite for a subset of classified, experimental satellites bound for geosynchronous orbit.

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HELSINKI — China launched a new Tianlian data tracking and relay communications satellite Wednesday, adding to the country’s on-orbit infrastructure in the geostationary belt.  A Long March 3B lifted off […]

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HELSINKI — China launched the latest in a series classified satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit Sunday while disclosing little about the spacecraft. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at […]

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HELSINKI — China launched a new communications satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit Saturday to replace the aging ChinaSat-10 spacecraft. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 7:11 a.m. Eastern […]

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HELSINKI — China sent a classified experimental technology satellite into orbit Thursday, adding to a series of spacecraft recently sent towards geostationary orbit.  A Long March 3B rocket lifted off […]

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HELSINKI — China has kicked off its 2025 launch activities with the successful launch of the Shijian-25 satellite, aiming to advance key technologies for on-orbit refueling and extending satellite lifespans. […]

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HELSINKI — China launched a new communication engineering test satellite early Tuesday, adding to a series of satellites potentially for undisclosed military purposes. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off […]

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HELSINKI — China launched a new communications satellite towards geostationary orbit Thursday, although its precise role remains undisclosed​. A Long March 3B lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest […]

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HELSINKI — China launched the last pair of backup satellites for its Beidou navigation system late Wednesday, with an eye on a future, upgraded system. A Long March 3B rocket […]

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China launched the first of a new "high orbit" internet satellite series Thursday, apparently to provide internet services to China and surrounding areas.

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China added a new pair of satellites to its Beidou positioning and navigation system late Monday, but spent stages from the launch landed within inhabited areas.

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China sent its ChinaSat-6E communications satellite toward geostationary orbit Thursday with a launch from Xichang spaceport.

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China launched what is thought to be the world’s first geosynchronous orbit synthetic aperture radar satellite on Saturday.

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China conducted a pair of launches last week to replenish its Beidou navigation system and send science and radar tech test satellites into orbit.

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China added its initially civilian Gaofen Earth observation series Friday with the launch of the classified optical geostationary Gaofen-13 (02) satellite.

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China sent the Zhongxing-26 communications satellite into orbit Feb. 23, marking the resumption orbital launches following a pause for Chinese New Year.

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China has conducted its 64th and final launch of the year, sending the Shiyan-10 (02) into orbit from Xichang spaceport.

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China has set its sights on near-Earth object 202 PN1 as the target for a combined asteroid deflection and observation test mission due to launch in 2026.

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China successfully conducted its 54th and 55th orbital launches of 2021 Dec. 29, launching satellites from the Jiuquan and Xichang spaceports within hours of each other.

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The classified Chinese satellite Shiyan-10 is now active, nearly three weeks after suffering an anomaly during launch that appeared to result in the loss of the spacecraft.

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