Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China

Kinetica is a solid-propellant 4-stage light launch vehicle, 30m tall with fairing diameter 3.35m, able to send 4,000kg to LEO or 3,000kg to SSO.

Launch set for 16:20 Beijing Time | 23:20 UTC | HST 16:20 June 8.

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.

Launch window 11:00-13:08 China Time | HST 17:00-19:08 May 12, expected to be the 4th for the Zhuque-2E medium-sized LOX / methane rocket with capacity 6,000 kg to LEO / 4,000 kg to SSO at altitude 500 km, ~49m x ~3m. Expected  to be 7th launch from Area 96A and […]

Launch window 12:10-12:24 China Time | 18:10-18:24 Apr 16 HST of 2-stage rocket used for taking satellites to LEO and SSO. This would be the 97th successful launch of a Long March 2D, out of 98 attempts.

2nd orbital launch, attempt for booster recovery, by commercial launch firm Landspace of China; follows successful 1st orbital launch of Zhuque-3 stainless steel methalox rocket

Launch window 19:00-21:14 China Time | 01:00-03:14 HST | 11:00-13:14 UTC by Space Pioneer of Beijing, a private launch company founded in 2015 by Kang Yonglai. Tianlong-2 can take 4,000 kg to LEO and 3,000 kg to SSO via 3 stages powered by RP-1 and LOX.

53-meter launcher to carry prototype cargo spacecraft designed for Tiangong Space Station resupply. Kinetica-2 capable of delivering up to 12,000 kg to LEO.

03:30 - 07:00 CST launch window

Launch window 10:00-12:14 China Time. 1st stage will attempt vertical landing using engines at location 300km from launch site, Minqin County, Gansu Province.

Scheduled for 11:40-11:56 UTC+8 from ~41°N via 2-stage orbital carrier rocket used mainly for LEO and SSO insertion, this will be launch 97 and will be either success 96, or 2nd failure for Long March 2D.

Spacecraft to be launched without crew to replace Shenzhou-20 craft docked at Tiangong Space Station but damaged by orbital debris and deemed unsafe for crew. Launch window 12:11-12:41 China Time (18:11-18:41 Hawaii Time on Nov 24)

Solid-propellant launch vehicle of private aerospace company Galactic Energy of Beijing to provide low-cost commercial launches.

Shenzhou-21 crew member names likely to be announced the day prior to launch. After Shenzhou-21 three members arrive at Tiangong Space Station on this 10th crewed flight, Shenzhou-20 three-member crew will take 3-7 days to orient to the new arrivals before returning to Earth, possibly on November 5. China has […]