China launches communications satellite
China today successfully used its Long March 3B rocket to launch a communications satellite.
The leaders in the 2020 launch race:
16 China
10 SpaceX
7 Russia
3 ULA
The scrub yesterday of a SpaceX Starlink launch as well as the launch failure by Rocket Lab this week has allowed China to catch up with the U.S. Both countries are now tied, 16-16, in the national rankings.
China today successfully used its Long March 3B rocket to launch a communications satellite.
The leaders in the 2020 launch race:
16 China
10 SpaceX
7 Russia
3 ULA
The scrub yesterday of a SpaceX Starlink launch as well as the launch failure by Rocket Lab this week has allowed China to catch up with the U.S. Both countries are now tied, 16-16, in the national rankings.