8A is capable of taking 7,000kg to orbit, including and SSO with altitude 700km, using a liquid oxygen / liquid hydrogen 2nd stage. Wenchang is China's southernmost spaceport, selected for its low latitude, 19° north of the equator, allowing for larger payloads to be launched. It is capable of launching […]
As China and international partners plan permanently occupied International Lunar Research Station and next-gen rockets for Solar System Complete exploration, observation of 1999 launch of Shenzhou-1, first experimental crewed spacecraft honored today.
Surpassing 12 full years / starting 13th year on the Moon, China National Space Administration (CNSA) spacecraft at Guang Han Gong "Moon Palace", Sinus Iridum / Mare Imbrium, 44.12°N 19.51°W, landed in 2013.
Earth science satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit for China's meteorological satellite program FY-4 (Feng Yun 4).
05:00-07:50 CST launch window
Spacecraft reach 6 full years / enter 7th year on Moon far side, landed 2019 - the first farside landing ever.
Beginning 06:20:51 HST from the SSW, Tiangong will make a visible pass at brightest magnitude 1.2 over Hawaiian Islands, setting 06:29:49 in the ENE.
23:45 Jan 13 - 01:03 Jan 14 Launch Window
Midnight - 03:00 CST launch window
15:00 - 19:00 CST launch window
Launch window opens 23:55 Beijing Time.
China Tianwen-1 orbiter reaches 5 full years of operations in Mars orbit; Lander & Rover touched down ~3 months after this date at Utopia Planitia 25.1°N, 109.9°E; launched July 2020, reached orbit 2021.
Commemorating the launch of China’s first satellite, Dongfanghong-1 on April 24, 1970.
Flight hazard notices were filed for a launch between April 28 and 30. This first Long March 10B vehicle has had a successful wet dress rehearsal and was rolled back to integration facilities, likely to integrate the payload. After launch, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology will attempt recovery of […]
Tianwen-1 Lander and Zhurong Rover celebrated today for China's first successful landing on Mars; craft landed on this day in 2021 in Utopia Planitia, Mars Surface.
China Queqiao “bridge of magpies” satellite reaches 8 full years in space today, launched 2018 to provide far side communications to Earth from Chang'E-4 lander / rover.
Launch scheduled for 23:08 Beijing Time | 15:08 UTC | 05:08 HST of 3 Taikonauts to Tiangong Space Station - one member to stay aboard Tiangong for one year, allowing for Pakistani Astronaut visit around October / November.
Today marks 4th full year / starts 5th year of continuous Human occupation of TSS; Shenzhou 14 three-member crew launched on this day in 2022, beginning occupation.
Sample-return spacecraft Tianwen-2 will perform an orbit-insertion burn at asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa on Sunday, June 7, 13 months after its launch in May 2025. It is expected to begin collecting samples early next month. https://www.techtimes.com/articles/317613/20260602/tianwen-2-asteroid-orbit-insertion-set-june-7-amateurs-decode-telemetry.htm Kamoʻoalewa, formally designated 2016 HO3, was discovered in April 2016 by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope […]
After arriving at Kamo’oalewa on June 7, China asteroid sample return mission planned to collect at least 100 grams via anchoring-drilling, hover-sampling and touch-and-go techniques; scheduled to depart Apr 24, 2027 and return to Earth Nov 29, 2027.