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[skywatcher]

A Long March 2D rocket launched Yaogan-35 A/B/C satellites on 6 Nov 2021.
It is China's 43rd launch this year.


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A Long March 4B rocket launched Gaofen-11 Group 03 satellites on 21 Nov 2021.
It is China's 44th launch this year.

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A Long March 2C rocket will launch XX satellites at 23:50 UTC 22 Nov 2021.

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[skywatcher]

A Long March 4B rocket launched Gaofen-11 Group 03 satellites on 21 Nov 2021.
It is China's 44th launch this year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 2C rocket will launch XX satellites at 23:50 UTC 22 Nov 2021.
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The launch marks the 100th orbital flight from Taiyuan launch center.

Orbital launches from Chinese launch centers: 432
Jiuquan - 153
Xichang - 163
Taiyuan - 100
Wenchang - 14
Haiyang(sea launch) - 2
Xiangshan(under construction) - 0

 

[skywatcher]

The launch marks the 100th orbital flight from Taiyuan launch center.

Orbital launches from Chinese launch centers: 432
Jiuquan - 153
Xichang - 163
Taiyuan - 100
Wenchang - 14
Haiyang(sea launch) - 2
Xiangshan(under construction) - 0

Updated launch schedule for the rest of the month
A Long March 2D rocket will launch Daqi-1 environmental satellite at 23:44 UTC 22 Nov 2021.
A Galactic Energy Ceres-1 rocket will launch Fangzhou-2 satellites at 23:40 UTC 24 Nov 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch ChinaSat-6D telecommunication satellites at 16:40 UTC 26 Nov 2021.

 

[skywatcher]

A Long March 4B rocket launched Gaofen-11 Group 03 satellites on 21 Nov 2021.
It is China's 44th launch this year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 2C rocket will launch XX satellites at 23:50 UTC 22 Nov 2021.
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A Long March 4C rocket launched Gaofen-3 Group 02 satellites on 22 Nov 2021.
It is China's 45th launch this year.

Coming up next:
A Galactic Energy Ceres-1 rocket will launch Fangzhou-2 satellites on 24 Nov 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch ChinaSate-6D telecommunication satellite on 26 Nov 2021.

Mission logo as always...

 

[skywatcher]

A Long March 4C rocket launched Gaofen-3 Group 02 satellites on 22 Nov 2021.
It is China's 45th launch this year.

Coming up next:
A Galactic Energy Ceres-1 rocket will launch Fangzhou-2 satellites on 24 Nov 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch ChinaSate-6D telecommunication satellite on 26 Nov 2021.
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A Kuaizhou-1A rocket launched Shiyan-11 satellites on 25 Nov 2021.
It is China's 46th launch this year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 3B rocket will launch ChinaSat-6D telecommunication satellite on 26 Nov 2021.
A Galactic Energy Ceres-1 rocket will launch Fangzhou-2 satellites on 2X Nov 2021.

 

[skywatcher]

A Kuaizhou-1A rocket launched Shiyan-11 satellites on 25 Nov 2021.
It is China's 46th launch this year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 3B rocket will launch ChinaSat-6D telecommunication satellite on 26 Nov 2021.
A Galactic Energy Ceres-1 rocket will launch Fangzhou-2 satellites on 2X Nov 2021.
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A Long March 3B rocket launched the Zhongxing-1D telecommunication satellite on 26 Nov 2021.
It is China's 47th launch this year and the 399th orbital flight of the Long March rocket family.

Coming up next:
A Long March 4C rocket will launch XX satellites on 6 Dec 2021.
A Long March 2C rocket will launch XX satellites on 10 Dec 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch XX satellites on 14 Dec 2021.
A Long March 7A rocket will launch the High Orbit Test Satellites on 22 Dec 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch Tianji satellites on 29 Dec 2021.
A Kuaizhou-1A rocket will launch XX satellites on XX Dec 2021.
A Galactic Energy Ceres-1 rocket will launch Fangzhou-2 satellites on XX Dec 2021.

 

[SexyChineseLady]

There might be close to 60 launches by China before 2021 is over! Unprecedented amount of launches by any nation.

 

[SexyChineseLady]

Hundreds of new companies have responded to the government's call to "start a new journey for commercial aerospace" in China. It is only a matter of time until their full power and capabilities are unleashed into space.

https://screenrant.com/chinese-companies-boost-space-development/

China Opens Space and Unleashes The Power Of Its Private Sector
The Chinese government and private companies came together to boost space development. The last time something like this happened was with AI.

Chinese space firms present big ambitions at commercial space forum

Players in China’s emerging commercial space sector have outlined big plans for rockets, spaceplanes and more for the coming years at a space forum hosted in Wuhan, central China.

spacenews.com

 

[skywatcher]

A Long March 3B rocket launched the Zhongxing-1D telecommunication satellite on 26 Nov 2021.
It is China's 47th launch this year and the 399th orbital flight of the Long March rocket family.

Coming up next:
A Long March 4C rocket will launch XX satellites on 6 Dec 2021.
A Long March 2C rocket will launch XX satellites on 10 Dec 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch XX satellites on 14 Dec 2021.
A Long March 7A rocket will launch the High Orbit Test Satellites on 22 Dec 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch Tianji satellites on 29 Dec 2021.
A Kuaizhou-1A rocket will launch XX satellites on XX Dec 2021.
A Galactic Energy Ceres-1 rocket will launch Fangzhou-2 satellites on XX Dec 2021.
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A Galactic Energy Ceres-1 rocket launched 5 remote sensing satellites on 7 Dec 2021.
It is China's 48th launch this year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 2C rocket will launch XX satellites on 10 Dec 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch XX satellites on 14 Dec 2021.
A Long March 7A rocket will launch the High Orbit Test Satellites on 22 Dec 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch Tianji satellites on 29 Dec 2021.
A Kuaizhou-1A rocket will launch XX satellites on XX Dec 2021.

 

[skywatcher]

A Galactic Energy Ceres-1 rocket launched 5 remote sensing satellites on 7 Dec 2021.
It is China's 48th launch this year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 2C rocket will launch XX satellites on 10 Dec 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch XX satellites on 14 Dec 2021.
A Long March 7A rocket will launch the High Orbit Test Satellites on 22 Dec 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch Tianji satellites on 29 Dec 2021.
A Kuaizhou-1A rocket will launch XX satellites on XX Dec 2021.

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[skywatcher]

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Galactic Energy Ceres-1 rocket next orbital launch is scheduled for Jan 2022

 

[SexyChineseLady]

Chinese discoveries on the Moon -- signs of extraterrestials???!

'Mystery hut' on the moon just the latest weird lunar find by China's Yutu 2 rover

The buzz-generating 'mystery hut' isn't the only intriguing thing Yutu 2 has spotted.

www.space.com

 

[skywatcher]

panorama newly released from Yutu-2 lunar rover

 

[skywatcher]

500 ton thrust kerolox powered YF-130 engine

 

[skywatcher]

A Galactic Energy Ceres-1 rocket launched 5 remote sensing satellites on 7 Dec 2021.
It is China's 48th launch this year.

Coming up next:
A Long March 2C rocket will launch XX satellites on 10 Dec 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch XX satellites on 14 Dec 2021.
A Long March 7A rocket will launch the High Orbit Test Satellites on 22 Dec 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch Tianji satellites on 29 Dec 2021.
A Kuaizhou-1A rocket will launch XX satellites on XX Dec 2021.

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A Long March 4B rocket launched Shijian-6 Group 5 satellites on 10 Dec 2021.
It is China's 49th launch this year and the 400th orbital flight of the Long March rocket famlily.

Coming up next:
A Long March 3B rocket will launch XX satellites on 14 Dec 2021.
A Long March 7A rocket will launch the High Orbit Test Satellites on 22 Dec 2021.
A Long March 3B rocket will launch Tianji satellites on 29 Dec 2021.
A Kuaizhou-1A rocket will launch XX satellites on 2X Dec 2021.

 

[skywatcher]

First test flight: 2026
Launch site: Wenchang launch site, Hainan island

 

[skywatcher]

First test flight: 2026
Launch site: Wenchang launch site, Hainan island
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[SexyChineseLady]

China ends Year 2021 with 55 launches! The most incredible thing is the number of launches will expand in the following years as more and more private firms joins CNSA!

China closes record-breaking year with orbital launches from Jiuquan and Xichang

China successfully conducted its 54th and 55th orbital launches of 2021 Dec. 29, launching satellites from the Jiuquan and Xichang spaceports within hours of each other.

spacenews.com

China closes record-breaking year with orbital launches from Jiuquan and Xichang
by Andrew Jones — December 30, 2021

HELSINKI — China successfully conducted its 54th and 55th orbital launches of 2021 Dec. 29, launching satellites from the Jiuquan and Xichang spaceports within hours of each other.

 

[FalconZero]

Nice, just saw the concept of art of China's plans for station on Moon. Pretty cool, good to see that now they are pushing new frontier in space and leading.
@skywatcher can you provide more info on that mate?

This is not the concept art, just a 'comic art' so nvm.

 

[FalconZero]