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A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, trailing smoke and fire, carrying satellites for China’s Guowang internet constellation, July 27, 2025.

China adds new satellites to Guowang constellation, eyes accelerated launch rate

by Andrew Jones July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

China launched new Guowang satellites Sunday, expanding its LEO broadband network as part of a growing effort to build a sovereign space internet.

A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China during a nighttime launch, with bright exhaust flames and billowing smoke illuminating the pad structure marked with Chinese characters.

China launches fourth group of Guowang megaconstellation satellites

by Andrew Jones June 6, 2025July 28, 2025

A Long March 6A rocket lifts off at night from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China, with bright exhaust and smoke plumes illuminating the launch pad tower bearing Chinese characters.

China adds to classified TJS, Yaogan satellite series with two launches

by Andrew Jones May 12, 2025May 12, 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 Long March 6A rocket stands on the launch pad at China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, surrounded by dense morning fog and lightning towers. Venting is visible from the rocket as it prepares for liftoff, with the launch tower displaying Chinese characters reading "Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center."

China launches 6 classified experimental satellites with Long March 6A

by Andrew Jones April 19, 2025April 19, 2025

Civil

China’s megaconstellation launches could litter orbit for more than a century, analysts warn

by Andrew Jones April 7, 2025April 7, 2025

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

China launches fourth batch of Thousand Sails megaconstellation satellites

by Andrew Jones January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China, surrounded by four towering lightning rods, leaving a plume of dense white exhaust against a backdrop of a partly cloudy blue sky. The launch marks the deployment of the third batch of 18 Qianfan (Thousand Sails) satellites, a key step in China's ambitious low Earth orbit megaconstellation project, December 5, 2024.

Long March 6A launches third batch of Thousand Sails constellation satellites

by Andrew Jones December 5, 2024December 5, 2024

Chinese rocket stage breaks up into cloud of more than 700 pieces of space debris

by Andrew Jones August 9, 2024August 9, 2024

Chinese megaconstellation launch creates field of space debris

by Andrew Jones August 8, 2024August 8, 2024

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