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Issue 147 is built entirely from open sources. Orbital assessments derive from publicly available element sets and commercial tracking; reporting and imagery are credited below.ORBITAL DATA & TRACKING[01]Saber…
Reference map China’s 4 major launch sites & their vehicles.Fig. 15. Handy reference of China’s four major launch sites. (wikipedia.com) ◎ Altitude decay plot Rassvet-3 constellation: one reentry,…
@NatSecLedger published an analysis arguing that the FY2027 US Space Force budget signals the end of the assumption that sensor and shooter share the same airspace. The piece’s…
The Joint Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) reported several
China ran four Qianfan (SpaceSail) launches in nine days, including the debut of the Long March-12B. Across 12 Qianfan launches to date, seven have used the LM-6A (Taiyuan),…
hina launched an LM-2D with four Guowang test satellites (69320–69323) from Xichang; all entered their preset orbits. The launch resembles the 1 April 2025 (HJS-6A–D) and 24 April…
China launched an LM-5 with extended fairing carrying TJS-25 (69474) from Wenchang. Per official sources, it reached the planned orbit and “will be mainly used to carry out…
After ~10 days in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), Chinese operators circularized TJS-24 (69235) and parked it in GEO at 90.3°E. With inclination near 0°, it is effectively geostationary.…
For the first time since settling into GEO in early March 2024, China maneuvered TJS-11 (59020). Operators raised its average altitude 58 km to generate a westward drift.…
17 May 2026: China launched a Long March-8 with 18 SpaceSail satellites (69104-69121) from Hainan (Wenchang). According to official sources, the 18 satellites constitute the ninth batch of…
26 May 2026: China launched a Long March-7A with TJS-24 (69235) from Wenchang. According to official sources, the satellite entered the preset orbit successfully and “will be mainly…
12 May 2026: China launched a Long March-6A with 18 SpaceSail satellites (2026-104A-R, SATNOS not assigned yet) from Taiyuan. According to official sources, the 18 satellites constitute the…
30 April 2026: According to reporting by Matt Burgess of WIRED , since the start of the conflict on February 28, 2026, Iran has significantly expanded its use…
24 Apr 2026: China launched a Long March-2D with four “Satellite Internet Technology Test Satellites” (68831-68834) from Xichang. According to official sources, the satellites entered their preset orbits…
8 Apr 2026: China launched a Long March-6A with the 21st group of Guowang (China SatNet LEO) satellites from Taiyuan. According to official sources, the 5 satellites (68656-68660)…
7 Apr 2026: China launched a Long March-8 with the seventh group of 18 SpaceSail satellites from Wenchang. According to official sources, the SpaceSail (Qianfan) Constellation, is developed…
27 Mar 2026: China launched a Long March-2C with the Yuanzheng-1S upper stage with the Shiyan-33 satellite (SY-33) (68405) from the Jiuquan. According to official sources, the satellite…
25 Mar 2026: China launched a Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the SuperView Neo-2 05 and SuperView Neo-2 06 (68377 & 68378) remote sensing satellites from Taiyuan. According…
15 Mar 2026: China launched a LM-6A with the Yaogan-50 02 (68196) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. According to official sources, the satellite “will be used for…
12 Mar 2026: China launched a Long March-8A with the 20th group of Guowang (China SatNet LEO) satellites from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site, Wenchang International Aerospace…
13 Mar 2026: China launched a Long March-2D carrying the Shiyan-30 03-04 satellites (68139 & 68140) from Xichang. The launch comes 6 months after the China launched SY-30…
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…
By Dr. Larissa Beavers 2026: CrowdStrike released the 2026 Global Threat Report , which claims that China-linked cyber adversaries’ growing focus on exploiting network perimeter and edge devices—such…
By Dr. Larissa Beavers 5 February 26: NDTV reported China’s development of a high-power microwave (HPM) system, known as the TPG1000Cs, reflects continued investment in directed-energy counterspace capabilities…