China carried out separate Long March 8 and Long March 6A launches this week, adding new batches of satellites to the country’s megaconstellation projects.

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China conducted a pair of launches Sunday, sending a second Yaogan-50 satellite into a highly retrograde orbit and completing a Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket rideshare mission.

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China conducted a pair of Long March rocket launches Tuesday, kicking off what is likely to be a record-breaking year for the country.

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China launched four missions in four days, accelerating its record-setting launch cadence while expanding its Guowang LEO megaconstellation and deploying new Yaogan reconnaissance assets.

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China conducted the first launch for the Thousand Sails constellation since March as the country continues its recent rapid rate of orbital launches.

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A flurry of launch activity has seen China add to an Internet of Things constellation, loft new broadband satellites and boost its weather satellite fleet.

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China added a third trio of spacecraft to a group of remote sensing satellites Saturday, marking the country’s 52nd launch of the year.

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China conducted a pair of launches Sunday to separately deliver a new experimental satellite and a new batch of Guowang broadband satellites into orbit.

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

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China launched a fourth group of satellites for its Guowang low Earth orbit megaconstellation Thursday, but released few details about the payload or objectives.

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China has added new spacecraft to two separate classified satellite series with a pair of launches across Sunday and Monday.

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China’s megaconstellation launches spark debris concerns; commercial space expands; Lightyear Explorer raises funds; key updates expected during China’s Space Day and Shenzhou-20 launch.

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China sent six experimental Shiyan series satellites into orbit late Friday Eastern, using its Long March 6A rocket launched from Taiyuan.

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China’s construction of a pair of communications megaconstellations could cloud low Earth orbit with large spent rocket stages for decades or beyond, according to analysts.

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HELSINKI — China launched the fourth batch of 18 satellites for the Thousand Sails megaconstellation early Thursday using a Long March 6A rocket. The Long March 6A lifted off at […]

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HELSINKI — China launched the third batch of 18 satellites for the Thousand Sails constellation late Tuesday as the firm behind the project aims for global services in 2025. A […]

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HELSINKI — A Chinese Long March 6A rocket’s upper stage has fragmented into a cloud of over 700 pieces of space debris, adding to concerns about long-term orbital safety. China […]

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HELSINKI — A Chinese launch to deploy a first batch of communications satellites has created more than 50 pieces of debris which could threaten spacecraft in low Earth orbit. The […]

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PRESTON, United Kingdom — China successfully launched the first batch of 18 satellites Tuesday for the Thousand Sails low Earth orbit communications megaconstellation. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off […]

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The upper stage of China’s Long March 6A rocket appears to be creating numerous pieces of space debris, adding to the growing issue of orbital debris.

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The first launch for China’s G60 Starlink megaconstellation of over 12,000 satellites is set for early August.

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China added to its fleet of secretive meteorological satellites with the launch of Yunhai-3 (02) late Tuesday.

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China launched its first Long March 6A from a new launch complex at Taiyuan Tuesday, successfully sending two satellites into sun-synchronous orbits.

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