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Long March 6A | Yunhai 3-02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHN
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 26, 2024, 10:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese satellite reported for atmospheric/ocean/environmental/spatial parameter research purposes, details TBD.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Yunhai-2 Group 02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHN
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 21, 2024, 5:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Yunhai-2 is a constellation of Chinese military meteorological satellites. Reportedly the satellites use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) to collect atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate, and gravity research.

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 8 | Queqiao-2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHN
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
March 20, 2024, 12:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Queqiao-2 is a Chinese artificial satellite to serve as a communications relay for future Chinese lunar far side missions that cannot communicate directly with the Earth, beginning with the Chang'e 6 lunar sample return mission in 2024. It will operate from a Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) of the Moon. The launch also carries the Tiandu-1 & 2 small satellites testing cis-lunar space navigation and inter-satellite communication techniques for CNSA’s Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL).

Lunar Orbit
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Long March 2C/YZ-1S | DRO-A/B

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHN
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 13, 2024, 12:51 p.m.
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure
Mission:

Two spacecraft by the Chinese Academy of Sciences designed to perform communication and navigation testing from a Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) around the Moon with a 3rd satellite in Low Earth Orbit.

Lunar Orbit
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Long March 3B/E | WHG-01

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHN
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feb. 29, 2024, 1:03 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese communication satellite with name meaning "Satellite Internet - High Orbit Satellite 01" in Chinese. Details TBD.

Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
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Long March 5 | TJSW-11

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHN
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Feb. 23, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Smart Dragon 3 | 9 satellites

China Rocket Co. Ltd. | CHN
Sea Launch
Feb. 3, 2024, 3:06 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Carried 9 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit: * DRO-L * Zhixing-2A (SmartSat-2A) * DongFangHuiYan-GF01 * WeiHai-1-01/02 * XingShiDai-18/19/20 * NEXSAT-1

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Long March 2C | Geely Constellation Group 02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHN
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feb. 2, 2024, 11:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

11 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kinetica 1 | Flight 3

CAS Space | CHN
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jan. 23, 2024, 4:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Carries 5 Earth and spatial observation satellites manufactured by MINOSPACE; details TBD: * Taijing-1-03 * Taijing-2-02 * Taijing-2-04 * Taijing-3-02 * Taijing-4-03

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Long March 7 | Tianzhou 7

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | CHN
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Jan. 17, 2024, 2:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Sixth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese space station.

Low Earth Orbit
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