Issue 141
China Adopts 15th Five-Year Plan
12 Mar 2026: China’s National People’s Congress officially adopted the 15th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development (15th FYP). The document is intended to guide China’s social…
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12 Mar 2026: China’s National People’s Congress officially adopted the 15th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development (15th FYP). The document is intended to guide China’s social…
Nov 2025: Next month China will approve its 15th Five-Year plan in which it identifies its developmental focus areas for 2026-2030. The new plan states that establishing China…
5 Dec 2025: As predicted in the 23 November 2025 Flash , China has placed its newly launched TJS-21 (66586) into a Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) and synchronized…
13 Oct 2025: China launched a Long March-2D with the Shiyan-31 (65945) satellite from Jiuquan. According to official sources, the satellite entered the preset orbit successfully and “will…
4-15 Aug: China kicked its Guowang constellation deployment into high-gear and nearly doubled the constellation size in 3 weeks (going from 34 to 67 satellites). On 4 Aug,…
There has been a great deal of activity surrounding the Guowang constellation recently. Below are excerpts from a 26 Jun 2025 China Space Monitor (subscribe here ) article…
30 Mar 2023: Andrew Jones of SpaceNews reports that China will launch a LM-5B rocket from Wenchang with a Yuanzheng-2 second stage for the first time in the…
30 Mar 2023: Excellent article from Andrew Jones at SpaceNews. The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) told Chinese state media in early March that its first…
There were no shortage of “Year in Review” articles this month. Three in particular are worth your time: 1) Adrian Bell, NASA Space Flight, China's 2023: closing out…
29 Feb: China launched a Long March-3B from Xichang carrying the Weixing Hulianwan Gaogui-01 (WHG-01), which translates to high-orbit internet services satellite. As of 8 March the satellite…
China launched the Queqiao-2 lunar relay satellite to support Chang’e missions, including far-side and south-pole exploration.
15 Apr: China launched a Long March-2D from Jiuquan containing the SuperView Neo 3-01 (Gaojing-3 01) remote sensing satellite. According to official sources, the satellite entered the planned…
29 Aug: China's Galactic Energy conducted its third sea launch with the Ceres-1S Y3 rocket and delivered 6 satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). According to official sources,…
20 Sep: China launched a Long March-2D with six Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B satellites (2024-169) from Taiyuian. The Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B 01-06 satellites are “the first ultra-large-width, high-resolution optical remote sensing…
11 Oct: China successfully recovered its Shijian-19 (61444) (SJ-19) satellite at the Dongfeng landing site after 14 days in Low Earth Orbit. SJ-19 launched on a Long March-2D…
15 Oct: China launched a Long March-6A launch vehicle (LM-6A) with the second group of 18 Qianfan (SpaceSail Polar Orbit) satellites from Taiyuan. According to official sources, the…
22 Oct: China launched a Long March-6 with three Tianping-3 satellites (61614-61616) from Taiyuan. The satellites are Tianping-3 A(01), B(01), and B(02). According to official sources, Tianping-3 A(01)…
11 Nov: China launched a Lijian-1 (Kinetica-1 or KZ-1A) rocket with 15 satellites (61894-61908) from Jiuquan. All 15 satellites reached their desired orbits. On board were the following…
3 Dec: China launched a Long March-3B launch vehicle with the Tongxin Jishu Shiyan-13 (TJS-13/62188) (Communication Technology Test Satellite 13) from Xichang. According to official sources, the satellite…
27 Nov: Chinese commercial space company, LandSpace, launched its first ZhuQue-2E launch vehicle with two satellites from Jiuquan. The payloads were the Guangchuan 01 and 02 satellites, the…
5 Jun: China launched a Long March-6A with the fourth group of Guowang (SatNet LEO Group 04) satellites from Taiyuan. According to official sources, the satellites entered the…
28 Apr: China launched a Long March-5B with a Yuanzheng-2 upper stage from Wenchang carrying 10 Guowang (63687-63696) satellites. This was the third group of China's state-sponsored Starlink-like…
18 Apr: China launched Long March-6A with six Shiyan-27 satellites (SY-27 01~06, 63599-63604) from Taiyuan. According to official sources, the satellites “will be mainly used for space environment…
17 Apr: The Financial Times' Demetri Sevastopulo reported that Chinese commercial satellite company Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co Ltd (CGSTL) has been supplying imagery to Houthis rebels in…