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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.
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China launches third batch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites

by Andrew Jones April 29, 2025April 29, 2025

China launched a third batch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites Tuesday, advancing its ambitious low Earth orbit communications network to rival Starlink and other global systems.

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

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.
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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.
Posted inCivil

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.
Posted inLaunch

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.
Posted inNews

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.
Posted inCivil, News

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.
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

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

by Andrew Jones November 3, 2022February 22, 2023
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

Final module docks at China’s Tiangong space station

by Andrew Jones October 31, 2022February 22, 2023
An image from Tianhe panoramic camera A during the first Shenzhou-13 spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station in November 2021.
Posted inCivil, News

China gears up for launches to complete Tiangong space station

by Andrew Jones October 18, 2022February 22, 2023

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