China prepares to launch Chang’e-7 lunar probe
The combination of the Chang’e-7 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y14 carrier rocket is transferred vertically to the launching area at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China’s…
China launches Zhuque-3, achieving its first rocket recovery on land
The Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket blasts off at the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Aug. 19, 2026. China launched the reusable rocket Zhuque-3 on Wednesday morning, achieving…
China’s Smart Dragon-3 rocket successfully launches 2 satellites from sea
A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket lifted off from the waters off east China’s Shandong Province on Wednesday, sending Oriental Smart Eye hyperspectral satellites 01 and 02 into the planned orbits.…
China’s Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site logs its 50th launch mission
A Long March-7A carrier rocket carrying the Tianlian III-01 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province, July 29, 2026. Launched at 7:50…
“Space factory” mass produces satellites in east China
Inside a dust-free, noise-free smart workshop beside Taihu Lake in east China’s Jiangsu Province, technicians in anti-static suits assemble satellites on automated production lines. Home to Jiangsu’s largest and most…
Chinese Gravity-1 rocket launches new satellites from sea
A Gravity-1 carrier rocket carrying nine satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Shanghai, east China, July 22, 2026. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the commercial rocket…