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China launches carrier rocket to deploy experimental cargo ship and satellite

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 China launched a Kuaizhou 11 carrier rocket on Saturday morning to deploy a privately developed experimental cargo ship and a satellite into space. The rocket blasted off at 9:08 am at the Jiuquan Space Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and soon placed the DEAR 5 ship and the Xiwang 5B satellite into their preset orbital position, according to China Aerospace Science an

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Dear-5 in Orbit: China’s Private Cargo Vehicle Strengthening Beijing’s Space Logistics

On Dec. 13th 2025, the sky above the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center lit up for a launch that represents a new step forward for China’s rapidly expanding commercial space industry. The solid-fueled Kuaizhou-11 Y8 launch vehicle successfully placed the experimental cargo spacecraft Dear-5 into low Earth orbit, together with a secondary satellite. Liftoff occurred at 09:08 Beijing time, with both payloads inserted into their planned orbits. Dear 5…

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