Chang’e 3 Previous Mission Updates
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For Chang’e 5 Test Mission Updates published from October 2014 through March 2015, please visit the Spaceflight101 Archive Website.
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China’s Yutu Rover still responsive after 64 Weeks on the Moon
Originally published on March 9, 2015 Image: National Astronomical Observatories of China China’s Yutu Moon rover is still alive after nearly 15 months on the lunar surface, continuing to surprise as...
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Chang’e 5 Test Mission completes Lunar Orbit Rendezvous Demo
Originally published on March 9, 2015 Image: CCTV/CNTV The Service Module of the Chinese Chang’e 5 Test Vehicle successfully conducted rendezvous exercises in lunar orbit to rehearse for China’s first...
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Re-Entry: Kuaizhou-1
KZ-1 Image of Beijing West Railway Station – Photo: National Remote Sensing Center of China NORAD ID: 39262 Origin: China Object: KZ-1 – Kuaizhou-1 Type: Earth Imaging Satellite Inclination: 96.5°...
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Re-Entry: Long March 4B Rocket Body
Photo: Xinhua NORAD ID: 40702 Origin: China Object: CZ-4B Rocket Body Type: Long March 4B Upper Stage Inclination: 97.2° Launched: June 26, 2015 – 06:22 UTC Launch Vehicle: Long March 4B Launch Site:...
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China’s Long March 6 Rocket successfully completes Maiden Flight
Originally published on September 19, 2015 Photo: Xinhua China’s new Long March 6 rocket blasted off on its maiden flight Saturday night, launching from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on a...
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Long March 4C successfully lofts Yaogan 27 in China’s next surprise Launch
Originally published August 27, 2015 Photo: Xinhua A Chinese Long March 4C rocket blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Thursday at 2:31 UTC, carrying the Yaogan 27 reconnaissance...
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Chinese Long March 3B blasts off with undisclosed Satellite
Originally published September 12, 2015 *File Image* – Credit: Xinhua A Chinese Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Saturday around 15:40 UTC on a mission to...
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Long March 2D Rocket launches Gaofen-9 Earth Observation Satellite
Originally published September 14, 2015 Photo: Xinhua China was back in action on Monday, launching a Long March 2D topped with the Gaofen-9 remote sensing satellite. Long March 2D lifted off from the...
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China’s new Long March 11 Rocket roars into Orbit for the first Time
Photo: Weibo via 9ifly.cn China premiered another rocket Thursday night, launching the Long March 11 for the first time on a demonstration flight. Coming just days after the successful debut of the...
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Orbital Data for Long March 11 Test Launch
Photo: Weibo via 9ifly.cn The debut launch of China’s Long March 11 rocket delivered five objects to orbit, tracking data provided by the Joint Space Operations Center shows. Long March 11, an...
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Chinese Long March 3B blasts off with Beidou-3 Navigation Satellite
*File Image* – Credit: ChinaNews.com China was back in action on Tuesday, launching a Long March 3B rocket to deliver the next Beidou-3 navigation satellite to orbit in the ongoing deployment of...
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Orbit Data for Long March 3B Launch, lofting Beidou-3 Navigation Satellite
Photo: Xinhua Tuesday’s night’s Long March 3B Launch (2015-053) delivered two objects to a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit according to tracking data published by the Joint Space Operations Center. Long...
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Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body
CZ-11 Pre-Launch – Photo: via Weibo NORAD ID: 40929 Origin: China Object: CZ-11 R/B Type: Long March 11 Fourth Stage Inclination: 97.3° Launched: September 25, 2015 – 1:41 UTC Launch Vehicle: Long...
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China’s Long March 2D lofts Small Imaging Satellites to Orbit
*File Image* – Photo: Xinhua A Chinese Long March 2D lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 4:13 UTC on Wednesday, carrying into orbit a group of commercial Earth Observation...
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Chinese Commercial Earth Observation Satellites enter planned Orbit
Photo: Xinhua Wednesday morning’s launch of a Chinese Long March 2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (2015-057) reached its target orbit, as shown by orbital data released later in the...
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Chinese Navigation Satellite enters Geosynchronous Orbit
Image: Spaceflight101/JSatTrak The Beidou-3 I2-S navigation satellite has entered Geosynchronous Orbit, according to tracking data that resumed for the satellite late in the week after an eight-day gap...
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Chinese Launch Imminent: Long March 3B to loft APStar-9 Communications Satellite
Update: Long March 3B lifted off on time at 16:16 UTC, marking the start of an ascent mission of a little under half an hour. Confirmation of mission success by Chinese officials will be reported when...
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China’s Long March 3B successfully delivers APStar-9 ComSat to Orbit
*File Image* – Credit: Xinhua A Long March 3B/E rocket took to the dark skies over China on Friday, lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 16:16 UTC to deliver the APStar-9 commercial...
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