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Author Archives: Andrew Jones

Andrew Jones covers China's space industry for SpaceNews. Andrew has previously lived in China and reported from major space conferences there. Based in Helsinki, Finland, he has written for National Geographic, New Scientist, Smithsonian Magazine, Sky & Telescope, IEEE Spectrum, and The Wire China.

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A dramatic nighttime launch of China's Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on December 16, 2024. Bright orange flames and thick clouds of white smoke illuminate the launchpad as the rocket ascends into the sky, carrying the first 10 satellites for the Guowang ('national net') low Earth orbit communications megaconstellation. Tall support towers frame the scene against the dark backdrop, highlighting the power and scale of the mission.
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

China kicks off Guowang megaconstellation with Long March 5B launch

by Andrew JonesDecember 16, 2024December 16, 2024
A Long March 2D rocket lifting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center under clear blue skies, showcasing bright exhaust flames and smoke as it carries the Yuanzheng-3 upper stage and five high-speed laser communication test satellites into orbit.
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

China launches “laser diamond constellation test” satellites

by Andrew JonesDecember 13, 2024December 13, 2024
Posted inCivil, News, Policy & Politics

Omani space company signs up to China’s ILRS moon base project

by Andrew JonesDecember 11, 2024December 11, 2024
Orange exhaust pushes a large Long March rocket from the pad at the coastal Wenchang spaceport, with white smoke billowing around lightning towers near the launch tower.
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

China set to launch first Guowang megaconstellation satellites on Long March 5B

by Andrew JonesDecember 11, 2024December 11, 2024
Posted inCivil, Military, News

China is building on-orbit space situational awareness capabilities to navigate crowded orbits

by Andrew JonesDecember 9, 2024December 9, 2024
A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China, surrounded by four towering lightning rods, leaving a plume of dense white exhaust against a backdrop of a partly cloudy blue sky. The launch marks the deployment of the third batch of 18 Qianfan (Thousand Sails) satellites, a key step in China's ambitious low Earth orbit megaconstellation project, December 5, 2024.
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

Long March 6A launches third batch of Thousand Sails constellation satellites

by Andrew JonesDecember 5, 2024December 5, 2024
A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, surrounded by smoke and flames, against a backdrop of green vegetation and blue sky. The rocket's red-and-white design stands out as it carries the European Proba-3 mission into orbit.
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

PSLV rocket launches Europe’s Proba-3 mission to mimic solar eclipses

by Andrew JonesDecember 5, 2024December 5, 2024
Rocket launch from a mountainous spaceport, showing a solid-propellant rocket ascending against a clear blue sky with smoke trailing from the launch pad, surrounded by forested hills
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

China debuts modified solid rocket with remote sensing satellite launch

by Andrew JonesDecember 4, 2024December 4, 2024
A Long March 3B rocket lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in a verdant, mountainous region, leaving a trail of smoke, marking its 100th flight and carrying the TJS-13 satellite into orbit.
Posted inLaunch, Military, News

China launches clandestine TJS-13 satellite, rocket reaches milestone

by Andrew JonesDecember 3, 2024December 3, 2024
Nighttime launch of the Long March 12 rocket from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site, illuminating the sky with bright flames and plumes of smoke
Posted inCivil, Commercial, Launch, News

China launches first Long March 12 from new commercial spaceport in boost for country’s lunar plans

by Andrew JonesNovember 30, 2024November 30, 2024

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