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China to launch new modules to Tiangong space station

by Andrew Jones May 9, 2025May 9, 2025

China is preparing to launch new modules to its Tiangong space station to meet growing demands for science and potentially boost international cooperation.

A Long March 5B rocket pierces thick fog during liftoff from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, its bright engines casting an orange glow over silhouetted palm trees.

China launches third batch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites

by Andrew Jones April 29, 2025April 29, 2025

A Long March 6A rocket climbs above the launch tower at Taiyuan amid plumes of exhaust and a blue sky backdrop.

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China Report: Debris risks, startup funding and previewing Space Day

by Andrew Jones April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

A dramatic nighttime launch of China's Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on December 16, 2024. Bright orange flames and thick clouds of white smoke illuminate the launchpad as the rocket ascends into the sky, carrying the first 10 satellites for the Guowang ('national net') low Earth orbit communications megaconstellation. Tall support towers frame the scene against the dark backdrop, highlighting the power and scale of the mission.

China kicks off Guowang megaconstellation with Long March 5B launch

by Andrew Jones December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

Orange exhaust pushes a large Long March rocket from the pad at the coastal Wenchang spaceport, with white smoke billowing around lightning towers near the launch tower.

Civil

China set to launch first Guowang megaconstellation satellites on Long March 5B

by Andrew Jones December 11, 2024December 11, 2024

Orange exhaust pushes a large Long March rocket from the pad at the coastal Wenchang spaceport, with white smoke billowing around lightning towers near the launch tower.

China to begin constructing its own megaconstellation later this year

by Andrew Jones March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

Orange exhaust pushes a large Long March rocket from the pad at the coastal Wenchang spaceport, with white smoke billowing around lightning towers near the launch tower.

News

China wants to ramp up the launch rate of its Long March 5B rocket

by Andrew Jones November 11, 2022February 1, 2023

Orange exhaust pushes a large Long March rocket from the pad at the coastal Wenchang spaceport, with white smoke billowing around lightning towers near the launch tower.

Long March 5B rocket reenters over Pacific Ocean after forcing airspace closures in Europe

by Andrew Jones November 4, 2022February 22, 2023

Orange exhaust pushes a large Long March rocket from the pad at the coastal Wenchang spaceport, with white smoke billowing around lightning towers near the launch tower.

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Rocket from Chinese space station module launch predicted to make uncontrolled reentry Nov. 4

by Andrew Jones November 3, 2022February 22, 2023

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Final module docks at China’s Tiangong space station

by Andrew Jones October 31, 2022February 22, 2023

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