China launches three satellites, one for Pakistan
China today successfully put three satellites into orbit, including a Pakistani Earth observation satellite, its Long March 2D rocket lifting off from its Jiuquan spaceport in northwest China.
No word on where the rocket’s lower stage’s crashed within China carrying very toxic hypergolic fuel.
The 2025 launch race:
8 SpaceX
3 China
1 Blue Origin
China today successfully put three satellites into orbit, including a Pakistani Earth observation satellite, its Long March 2D rocket lifting off from its Jiuquan spaceport in northwest China.
No word on where the rocket’s lower stage’s crashed within China carrying very toxic hypergolic fuel.
The 2025 launch race:
8 SpaceX
3 China
1 Blue Origin