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A Long March 7A rocket lifts off at night from China's Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, illuminating the launch pad with bright exhaust flames and casting shadows on surrounding support structures and trees.

Commercial, Launch, Military, News

China launches classified comms satellite, conducts commercial sea launch

by Andrew JonesMay 20, 2025May 20, 2025

An artistic rendering of China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft approaching an asteroid in deep space. The probe features large circular solar panels, a dish antenna, and an ion propulsion system emitting a blue glow. A small asteroid is visible in the background, set against the vast darkness of space.

China to launch Tianwen-2 asteroid sampling mission on May 28

by Andrew JonesMay 19, 2025May 19, 2025

A Zhuque-2E rocket lifts off from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Launch Site in northwest China, trailing a bright exhaust plume. The rocket features red graphics on its white body. A flame stack burns off excess fuel nearby, with blue infrastructure towers and arid desert terrain visible in the background.

Commercial, Launch, News

Landspace launches 6 satellites with enhanced Zhuque-2 rocket

by Andrew JonesMay 17, 2025May 17, 2025

A white Long March 2D rocket lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The rocket ascends into a clear blue sky with exhaust plumes trailing below, as the launch tower and desert landscape appear in the foreground.

AI, Launch, News

China launches first of 2,800 satellites for AI space computing constellation

by Andrew JonesMay 14, 2025May 14, 2025

Military, Opinion

Countering China’s space stalkers: helping turn Competitive Endurance from theory into practice

by Mike GrussMay 12, 2025May 8, 2025

China to launch new modules to Tiangong space station

by Andrew JonesMay 9, 2025May 9, 2025

Technicians prepare the Tiantong-1-03 satellite inside its payload fairing at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in January 2021. The satellite, part of China’s mobile communications system, supports direct-to-device messaging services via geostationary orbit.

News, Policy & Politics

China issues regulatory framework to support direct-to-device satellite services

by Andrew JonesMay 8, 2025May 8, 2025

A large cylindrical stainless steel propellant tank, developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), sits mounted in a factory setting. A red banner across the tank reads “Large-diameter stainless steel tank integrated test product off the assembly line” in Chinese.

Civil, Launch, News

China is making stainless steel tanks for its future super heavy-lift rockets

by Andrew JonesApril 30, 2025April 30, 2025

Chinese astronaut Wang Haoze smiles and waves while being carried in a reclining chair by recovery personnel after landing from the Shenzhou-19 mission, with a Chinese flag and the reentry capsule visible in the background.

China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts return to Earth after six-month mission

by Andrew JonesApril 30, 2025April 30, 2025

A Long March 5B rocket pierces thick fog during liftoff from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, its bright engines casting an orange glow over silhouetted palm trees.

Civil, Launch, News

China launches third batch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites

by Andrew JonesApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025