China launches four satellites
Using its Long March 2C rocket, China today successfully launched four satellites, three military reconnaissance satellites and one data communications satellite.
While the first stage crashed inside China (no word on whether it landed near habitable areas), China also claimed it attempted a recovery of the fairings for reuse. At this time no information has been released on what was achieved.
The leaders in the 2021 launch race:
23 China
20 SpaceX
11 Russia
3 Northrop Grumman
The U.S. still leads China 29 to 23 in the national rankings.
Using its Long March 2C rocket, China today successfully launched four satellites, three military reconnaissance satellites and one data communications satellite.
While the first stage crashed inside China (no word on whether it landed near habitable areas), China also claimed it attempted a recovery of the fairings for reuse. At this time no information has been released on what was achieved.
The leaders in the 2021 launch race:
23 China
20 SpaceX
11 Russia
3 Northrop Grumman
The U.S. still leads China 29 to 23 in the national rankings.