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TJSW Fleet Expands With Third Launch This Year [Long March 7A Y11]
A new TJSW satellite was delivered via the first Long March 7A of the year.
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China's Vice Premier Visits Wenchang Commercial Launch Site
One of China's top political officials has inspected the nation’s newest launch site.
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Commercial Launch Pad 1 Enters Operation with Qianfan [Long March 8 Y6]
Wenchang Commercial has supported its first Qianfan launch mission.
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Straight into Business with GuoWang! [Long March 8A Y1]
The second group of GuoWang satellites were delivered into low Earth orbit.
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Hainan and Coastal Launch Facilities Set to Expand
Three new launch pads are popping up in Hainan while Guangdong is allocating billions for a spaceport.
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GuoWang begins! [Long March 5B/YZ-2 Y6]
China's second mega-constellation has entered orbit after a Long March 5B launch.
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New Rocket, New Launch Pad, New Launch Site [Long March 12 Y1]
The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology has performed the Long March 12's debut mission!
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Tianzhou-8 heads for Tiangong! [Long March 7 Y9]
The Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft is on its way to the Tiangong Space Station.
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Long March 12 resumes testing ahead of maiden launch
The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology's Long March 12 rocket has resumed testing after Super-Typhoon Yagi
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Aftermath of Super-Typhoon Yagi to Wenchang
Super-Typhoon Yagi travelled along the north-east of Hainan, with parts of the storm hitting the launch sites at Wenchang.
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Wenchang and typhoons
The South China Sea develops plenty of typhoons each year; how are the launch sites at Wenchang built to withstand them?
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To be secret, or not to be secret? [Long March 7A Y9]
Another Long March 7A has launched from Wenchang carrying a communications satellite.
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