A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 12:00 a.m. (0400 UTC) April 1 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. Insulation tiles fell away from the payload fairing as the rocket climbed ...

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China sent a new communication technology test satellite into the planned orbit from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan early on Sunday.

Andrew Jones will be explaining the business, politics and technology in Chinese space activities as part of a new biweekly ...

In a bid to disrupt the United States’ long-held dominance in space exploration, China is quietly advancing a radical new rocket launch system – powered not by roaring engines but by ...

China is going all-in on commercial space, and the numbers are starting to turn heads in financial circles. With a projected market value of ...

This photo shows the No 1 launch pad of Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, South China's Hainan province, March 11, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] In late November, the space complex ...

China successfully ... and space stations, as well as for medium and low-Earth-orbit resource satellites, and provide TT&C support for spacecraft launches. This marked the 565th launch in the ...

China on Sunday sent a new communication test satellite into orbit from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province. The satellite was launched by a Long March-7-A rocket at five minutes ...