China Successfully Launches Commercial Rocket from the Yellow Sea

China Successfully Launches Commercial Rocket from the Yellow Sea

China continues its impressive launch cadence in 2023, with five more launches taking place in the past few weeks. These launches include a barge launch from the Gushenxing-1S rocket and multiple launches of Yaogan satellites. One of the recent launches involved the Gushenxing-1 rocket, which took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) in […]

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Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ launch delayed for third time

Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ launch delayed for third time

Japan’s space agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has once again postponed the launch of its “Moon Sniper” lunar mission. That’s the third time the launch has been delayed, this time due to strong winds. The new launch date has not been announced yet. The mission was set to take place from the southern […]

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The Inaugural Geosynchronous Orbit SAR Satellite Successfully Enters Operational Orbit

The Inaugural Geosynchronous Orbit SAR Satellite Successfully Enters Operational Orbit

China has made a significant breakthrough in space technology with the successful deployment of the world’s first geosynchronous synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite. The L-SAR4 01 satellite, launched on August 13, has entered its working orbit and its SAR antenna has been successfully deployed, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). SAR technology uses […]

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SpaceX Successfully Launches Starlink Group 6-10: A Roundup

SpaceX Successfully Launches Starlink Group 6-10: A Roundup

Last week, the number of orbital launches decreased significantly compared to the previous week, with only three launches taking place. The majority of these launches were Chinese Starlink launches. This brings the total number of orbital launch attempts in 2023 to 128. If this pace continues, we can expect over 200 orbital launches by the […]

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