A Long March 5/YZ-2 rocket was successfully launched from Wenchang Satellite Launch Centre, Hainan Island on 15 December at 1341 GMT. The payload is reported to be Yaogan-41, a high orbit optical remote sensing satellite. Chinese state television (CCTV) later...
Rocket Lab achieved a successful launch with an Electron KS at 0405 GMT on 15 December, from the Onenui Station located on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. It marked the company’s first launch attempt since an ill-fated mission in September. The latest Rocket Lab launch,...
Launching from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, a Long March 2F rocket has reportedly successfully carried a Chinese reusable spaceplane into LEO. There has been no official confirmation of the launch time from Chinese sources but observers believe lift-off...
The Chinese successfully launched a ZhuQue-2 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, China at 2339 GMT on 8 December 2023. The launch vehicle was carrying Tianyi-33, Honghu 1 and 2. All three appear to be technology research satellites. The Honghu 1 and 2 satellites...
At 0158 GMT on 10 December three Yaogan 39-05 reconnaissance satellites related to signals intelligence (Yaogan 39-05-A, -B and -C) were launched on a Long March 2D/2 (CZ-2D/2) rocket launched from Xichang in China. China has never formally admitted to launching...
A SpaceX operated Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket sent Starlink group 7-8 into orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA at 0803 GMT on 8 December 2023. The group consisted of 22 v2 Mini spacecraft for the second...