长三乙/远征一号成功发射北斗双星（英文）

<正>China successfully sent the 52nd and53rd satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into their preset orbit with a LM-3B/Yuanzheng I launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at I 5:22 Beijing time on December 16,2019.The launch marked the fact 24 MEO satellites of BDS-3 have all been sue-     

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     

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-     

Twin BeiDou Satellites Launched Atop a LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1

正China launched the 33rd and 34th satellites of the BeiDou navigation system into their preset orbits using a LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 09:48Beijing time on July 29, 2018.This launch was the 5th mission for the global BeiDou system, sending the 9th and 10th satellites into orbits.Through targeted hardware changes and     

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.     

LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 Launches Three BeiDou Satellites into Space

正At 02:07 Beijing time on November19 and 23:57 Beijing time on November1,two LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 launch vehicles lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center,putting the 42nd and43rd BeiDou satellites and the 41st BeiDou satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System(BDS)into their preset orbits respectively.     

LM-3A Rocket Family Helps Achieve Quick Space Access for BeiDou Satellites

<正>A LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 launch vehicle blasted-off at20:29 Beijing time on July 25 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center,carrying the 18th and19th BeiDou navigation satellites into orbits.After an 800-second flight,the upper stage with two satellites onboard separated from the core stages and continued its journey.The satellites and the upper stage separated successfully at 0:05 Beijing time on July 26 and precisely entered their own orbits.Half an hour later,two satellites deployed their solar array panels as scheduled.The launch was announced a success.     

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     

长三乙/远征一号运载火箭成功发射第50、51颗北斗导航卫星（英文）

<正>China sent the 50th and 51st satellites under the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System into space atop a LM-3B/Yuanzheng I carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 08:55 Beijing time on November 23,20 19.The two satellites entered their preset orbits successfully.     

A LM-3B Precisely Placed the 4th Next-Generation BeiDou Satellite into Orbit

<正>At 07:13 Beijing time September 30,2015,a LM-3B launch vehicle lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center,carrying the 4th next-generation BeiDou satellite into orbit.This was also the20th BeiDou navigation satellite launch by China.The LM-3B launch vehicle which carried out this mission was developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.It was the first time for the LM-3B carrier rocket to send a satellite     

China Launches Bei Dou 3 Navigation Satellites into Space

正China launched three pairs of BeiDou 3 navigation satellites into space using a LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 07:18 Beijing time on January12,13:03 Beijing time on February 12and 01:56 Beijing time on March 30 respectively,sending the satellites into orbit after the separation of the satellites from the rocket upper stage.     

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.     

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     

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     

长三乙火箭圆满完成全部北斗三号IGSO星发射任务（英文）

<正>The 3rd BeiDou 3 inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO) satellite,IGSO-3,was launched into space by a LM-3B launch vehicle at 0 1:43 Beijing time on November 5,2019.The satellite entered its predetermined orbit later and the solar wing onboard deployed smoothly.The launch achieved complete success.Now,all BeiDou 3 IGSO satellites have been launched and will provide more accurate navigation services for     

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-     

LM-2C Launched Two Sets of Yaogan 30 Satellites

<正>LM-2C launch vehicles launched two sets of Yaogan 30 satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center respectively on November 25 and December 26.The second one was the last launch mission carried out by CASC in 2017.LM-2C was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.It is the only one among the LM series launch vehicle that can conduct flight missions from the three inland launch sites.The rocket     

Bei Dou Cooperation Forms a Bridge Between China and the Arab States

<正>The 8th annual academic conference of China satellite navigation was held on May 23 in Shanghai.The chief of the BeiDou system announced that China has initiated the third step of the BeiDou system,the construction of the BeiDou3 system.Until May,the on-orbit commissioning of 5 new generation Bei Dou satellites had been completed and the 5