A new Chinese rocket took off on its debut mission, marking a major step in Beijing’s effort to catch up with Elon Musk’s Starlink.

China's private aerospace company Galactic Energy completed its first launch mission in 2025 on Monday, successfully deploying five satellites into sun-synchronous orbit from Jiuquan Satellite ...

The rocket blasted off at 11 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the sea near the city of Haiyang. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. Developed by the China Academy of ...

China has successfully conducted its first sea-based rocket launch of the year, marking a significant step forward in its commercial space exploration ambitions. On Monday, 13 January 2025 ...

Haiyang, from where the Longxing-2 launched, hosts China’s sea launch facilities. Last week it hosted a Jielong-3 solid propellant rocket launch and aims to facilitate around 10 launches across ...

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has alerted residents in the provinces of Palawan and Basilan, where parts of China's Long March 8A rocket are expected to land. The Chinese rocket is scheduled to ...

A Smart Dragon-3 rocket ... offshore launch mission. A Smart Dragon-3 rocket carrying the satellite group CentiSpace 01 blasts off from the sea near the city of Haiyang in east China's Shandong ...

Its second mission took place in December 2023 off Yangjiang, becoming the first sea-based rocket launch from the South China Sea. The third also happened off the coast of Yangjiang and placed ...

HAIYANG, Shandong, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- A Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifted off on Monday in east China's Shandong ... from the sea near the city of Haiyang. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted ...