China Launches Classified Shijan-26 Satellite with Long March 4B Rocket

China launches classified Shijan-26 satellite with Long March 4B rocket

China carried out its ninth launch of the month early Thursday, sending the secretive Shijian-26 spacecraft into orbit.  The post China launches classified Shijan-26 satellite with Long March 4B rocket appeared first on SpaceNews.

China launches new satellite into space

China launched a Long March-4B carrier rocket on Thursday to place a new satellite, the Shijian-26, in space.The rocket blasted off at 12:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.The satellite is mainly used for national land surveys, environmental management and other fields, providing information services to support national economic development.It was the 579th flight mission of the Long March series …

China's 33rd rocket launch in '25 puts new satellite into orbit

China launched a Long March 4B carrier rocket on Thursday afternoon to send a remote-sensing satellite into orbit, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.