China’s Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 18:00 UTC on Tuesday, carrying the Shijian-10 research satellite to orbit.
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China is set to launch the Shijian-10 recoverable satellite to complete a series of experiments in space before returning them to Earth in a parachute-assisted landing after a 15-day mission.
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The year 2015 saw 87 orbital launch attempts from spaceports across the globe – 84 missions reached orbit in a year that saw 82 successful orbital launches. Here are photos of all of 2015’s space launches.
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The year 2015 saw a total of 87 known orbital launch attempts operated by seven nations from space ports in eight countries.
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China’s ‘Monkey King’ Dark Matter Particle Explorer blasted off atop a Long March 2D rocket on Thursday, embarking on a mission to join the ongoing efforts of understanding dark matter signatures, filling in the gaps in high-energy astrophysics.
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China successfully launched a Long March 2D rocket on Monday, lifting the Tianhui-1C satellite to a Sun Synchronous Orbit. Liftoff
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Wednesday morning’s launch of a Chinese Long March 2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (2015-057) reached its target orbit, as shown by orbital data released later in the day.
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A Chinese Long March 2D lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 4:40 UTC on Wednesday, carrying into orbit a group of commercial Earth Observation Satellites.
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China was back in action on Monday, launching a Long March 2D topped with the Gaofen-9 remote sensing satellite. Long March 2D lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 4:42 UTC and successfully delivered the Gaofen-9 spacecraft to orbit.
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