China has already had its best year for space launches – and leads the US

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China has already had its best year for space launches – and leads the US​

• 40 launches by the end of October is one more than the country managed last year, while the United States has had 39
• Projects such as Tiangong space station and the Jilin satellite series have pushed China’s growth, although it trails in rockets’ carrying capability

A rocket blasts off in northwest China last week, carrying the latest Jilin satellite. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 11:00pm, 2 Nov, 2021

China has had more space launches in the first 10 months of 2021 than in any previous whole year, and is narrowly ahead of the United States in the intensifying space race.

There were 40 launches, with two failures, from Chinese rocket launch pads by the end of October – already more than 2020’s 39, the country’s previous high for a year, with at least seven more planned before the end of December. In the same 10 months, the United States had 39 launches, of which 36 were successful.

This year’s notable Chinese missions have included the core module of the Tiangong space station and two crewed missions shuttling three astronauts each to the station.

Last week, China launched the 31st satellite in its biggest commercial remote sensing system, the 138-satellite Jilin series. It is an optical remote sensing satellite that can provide high-resolution images and high-speed data transmission.

The new generation of rockets that are set to become the key carrier vehicles – the heavy-lifting Long March 5B and medium-lifting Long March 7A – both first succeeded in launching this year after delays or failures.

China has already had its best year for space launches, and leads the US

40 launches by the end of October is one more than the country managed last year, while the United States has had 39.

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China Successfully Launches New Remote-sensing Satellites​

 

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Yesterday China launched a military satelite, today a scientific satelite, 3 launches in 3 days, mind blowing speed...

 

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China has launched Yaogan-32 groups of Earth remote sensing satellites​

05 NOVEMBER 2021, FRIDAY, 07:08

The Changzhe-2C launch vehicle (Long March 2C) was launched from the Jiuquan cosmodrome, located in northern China.

It is indicated that this is the launch of the second group of satellites of the Yaogan-32 type. Later it became known that the satellites entered the planned orbit.

For launch vehicles of the Changzheng series, this launch was the 394th in a row.

China launched Earth remote sensing satellites into orbit

China has launched Yaogan-32 groups of Earth remote sensing satellites. It was reported by Xinhua.The Changzhe-2C launch vehicle (Long March 2C) was launched

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China successfully launches 3 new remote sensing satellites​

Beijing | Updated: 06-11-2021 10:50 IST |

hina on Saturday successfully launched three new remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in the country’s southwestern Sichuan province, official media reported.

The satellites, belonging to the Yaogan-35 family, were launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully, according to the Xinhua news agency.

This launch marked the 396th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets.

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Averagely one launch per day, it's crazy, they should allow the launch teams to have at least one day rest, launching satelites is a highly stressed, nerve racking job.