北斗三号2019首组双星发射任务圆满成功（英文）

<正>A LM-3B/Yuanzheng I launch vehicle carried out a launch mission at 05:1 0Beijing time on September 23,sending two BeiDou global navigation satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.The satellites entered their preset orbit successfully after separation from the upper stage of the rocket.It was the I 3th launch of the BeiDou     

Maiden Launch of Satellites for Global Bei Dou System Achieved Success

<正>At 19:45 Beijing time on November 5,a LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 launch vehicle lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center,putting the first two Bei Dou 3 satellites into orbit after the separation of the rocket upper stage and the satellites.The launch opens up a new era for the global networking of the Bei Dou Navigation Satellite system(Bei Dou system),which is the final step of the"three-step development strategy"of the system.     

More Earth Observation Satellites Will Be Launched

China will launch 6 more Earth observation satellites in the next five years including CBERS-02B, 03, 04 satellites and EDMC constellation satellites A, B and C. A complete national Earth observation system will be established after the successful launch and operation of the above satellites. The information was released by China Center for Resource I Satellite Data and Applications (CRESDA) recently.     

LM-2C Successfully Launched Yaogan 30-01 Satellites

<正>The LM-2C launch vehicle lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center with the Yaogan 30-01 satellites(3 satellites with one rocket)at 12:21 Beijing time on September 29.The satellites entered their preset orbits.It was the 251st flight of the LM series launch vehicle.The Yaogan 30-01 satellites were developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences,which use the multiple-satellite     

LM-11, A Pioneer of Quick-Reaction Solid Rocket in China

<正>At 9:41 Beijing time on September 252015,a LM-11 launch vehicle lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center,carrying 4 satellites into space.LM-11 successfully placed its"passengers"into their targeted destinations.PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING LM-11 The booming smaller satellites,the concept of responsive access to space and the progress of solid power technology led to the"birth"of the LM-11 small solid launch vehicle.Small satellites usually refer to satellites that are below500kg in mass.With the least launch capacity of 3 tons,China’s current launch systems were too heavy and expensive     

China Tests Its First Solid Launch Vehicle

China has successfully test-fired its first four-stage solid-fuel launch vehicle, known as Pioneer I. The launch of the Pioneer I on September 16 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center makes China the third country capable of developing such rockets, after the United States and Russia, a spokesman of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC) said.The Pioneer I launch vehicle is capable of putting small satellites and microsats weighing up to 100 kg into near earth orbit to meet the requirements for resource     

长征二号丙火箭成功发射遥感三十号05组卫星（英文）

<正>China launched three Yaogan 30-05group satellites with a LM-2C launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at II:57 Beijing time on July 26.The 3 satellites entered the preset orbits successfully.The LM-2C launch vehicle which carried out the mission was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle     

LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 Puts Six BeiDou Satellites into Space

正At 12:23 Beijing time on October 15 and 22:07 Beijing time on September 19, two LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 launch vehicles lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, putting the39th and 40th BeiDou satellites and the 37th and 38th BeiDou satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into their predetermined orbits respectively. The two pairs of BeiDou satellites are the 13th-16th satellites of the BeiDou global     

Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) is mainly for geosynchronous orbit launches. The main purpose of XSLC is to launch spacecraft, such as broadcasting, communications and meteorological satellites, into geo-stationary orbit. Most of the commercial satellite launches of Long March vehicles have been from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. With 20 years' development, XSLC can launch 5 kinds of launch vehicles and send satellites into     

长征十一号火箭“专车”又将5星送入太空（英文）

<正>At 14:42 Beijing time on September19,a LM-I I solid launch vehicle lifted off from thejiuquan Satellite Launch Center and launched the Zhuhai I-03 group of 5 satellites into their preset orbits.Zhuhai 1-03 group satellites include a second-generation video micro/nano satellite and 4 second-generatiotn hy-     

Twin BeiDou Satellites Were Put into Orbit

<正>At 20:29 Beijing time July 25,China put another two BeiDou satellites into orbit using a LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 launch vehicle.After about 3.5 hours’flight,the Yuanzheng 1 upper stage precisely sent the two next-generation BeiDou satellites into their predetermined orbit.The successful launch means a solid step forward towards the global coverage of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System.The LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 carrier rocket was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technol-     

LM-2D Successfully Launched Land Survey Satellites

<正>LM-2D carrier rockets placed two land survey satellites into their preset orbits from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 12:11 Beijing time on December 3 and 12:14 Beijing time on December 23 respectively.The missions were the 257th and the 259th flights of the LM series launch vehicle respectively.The two land survey satellites were developed by DFH Satellite Co.,Ltd.under the China Academy of Space Technology(CAST).They will be mainly     

Deal Signed for Launches in Next Three Years

China Grear Wall Industry Corp (CGWIC) has signed several agreements to launch foreign satellites with the Long-March launch vehicle since the May of this year. The CGWIC signed the launch services contract on May 5, 1995 with Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG of Germany in Beijing. The Nahuel Satellite will be launched at Xichang Satellite Launch Center in 1997. CGWIC signed an agreement on May 19,     

Two SJ-6 Satellites Successfully Launched

Two SJ-6 Group 02 satellites, SJ-6A 02 and SJ-6B 02 were launched by a LM-4B launch vehicle from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on October 24, 2006. SJ-6A 02 was released from the launch vehicle after 11 minutes of flight, followed by the release of SJ-6B 02 one minute later. Both satellites entered the preset orbits. It's the 92nd flight of LM launch     

LM-6 Completed Its First Commercial Mission

<正>LM-6,China’s new generation launch vehicle,achieved a successful launch at12:50 Beijing time on November 21,2017 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.It was the first commercial launch mission of LM-6 since its successful maiden flight in 2015.The LM-6carrier rocket carried 3"Jilin-1"video satellites into space and accurately placed them into their preset orbits.LM-6 is an important member of the nation’s family of new generation of launch vehicles.Developed by the     

Yaogan 14 and Tiantuo Satellites Sent into Orbit onboard LM-4B

At 15:06 on May 10, China successfully sent Yaogan 14 satellite and Tiantuo 1 satellite into space with a Long March 4B rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. It marks another launch of two satellites by one rocket following the launch of two BeiDou (Compass) satellites by one rocket on April 30, and it is also the third consecutive launch mission conducted by CASC within 10 days.     

A Pair Of SJ-6 Satellites Launched Atop A LM-4B Launch Vehicle

A LM-4B rocket carrying a couple of 03 Group Shijian 6(SJ-6)satellites blasted off from a new launch complex at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center(TSLC)at 09:15(Beijing Time)on October 25.Xi'an Satellite Control Center declared that SJ-6-3A had separated from the LM-4B launch vehicle 11minutes after the lift-off and SJ-6-3B separatde from the rocket 1 minute thereafter.Both satellites entered the preset orbit.SJ-6-3A and SJ-6-3B were developed by     

China's First X-Ray Astronomical Satellite Launched

<正>A LM-4B launch vehicle lifted off at 11:00 Beijing time on June 15 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center with Huiyan,China’s first X-ray space astronomical satellite.The New Sat-3 small satellite of Uruguay and the first two satellites of the Zhuhai 1 nanosat constellation,OVS-1A and OVS-1B were piggybacked.It was the 248th launch mission of the LM     

长征二号丁运载火箭成功发射4颗新技术试验卫星（英文）

正A LM-2 D launch vehicle launched 4 new technology experimental satellites into orbit on one launch at 05:07 Beijing time on February 20 successfully. It was the first mission of the LM-2 D launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.The new     

长征四号乙运载火箭成功发射天绘二号卫星（英文）

正Two satellites were sent into space aboard a LM-4 B launch vehicle from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 06:25 Beijing time on April 30. The Tianhui 2 satellite was placed to a SSO orbit. This was the 303 rd launch of the LM series launch vehicle and the first mission of the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology in 2019.