HELSINKI — China launched a pair of radar satellites late Sunday for a state-owned firm building a 28-satellite remote sensing constellation. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 6:39 p.m. Eastern, Nov. 24 (2339 UTC) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Insulation tiles fell from the rocket’s upper stage as it climbed into the night […]

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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...