Using its Long March 4B rocket China today successfully launched a remote sensing Earth resources satellite.
They also once again tested grid fins on the first stage, comparable to the ones on SpaceX’s Falcon 9, for controlling the landing zone of that first stage.
The leaders in the 2019 launch race:
21 China
17 Russia
10 SpaceX
6 Europe (Arianespace)
4 ULA
4 India
The U.S. now leads China 22 to 21 in the national rankings..
China yesterday used its Long March 4B rocket to launch three satellites into orbit.
This was the first Long March 4 launch since May, when the third stage of a Long March 4C rocket failed. The main payload was a remote sensing satellite with both civilian and military applications. The second satellite was to provide ocean data and weather, with the third a cubesat testing new space communications and the use of a drag sail for de-orbiting.
The leaders in the 2019 launch race:
15 China
14 Russia
10 SpaceX
6 Europe (Arianespace)
The U.S. continues to lead China 19 to 15 in the national rankings.
Using its Long March 4B rocket China today successfully placed two earth observation satellites into orbit.
The leaders in the 2019 launch race:
6 China
4 SpaceX
4 Europe (Arianespace)
3 Russia
The U.S. still leads China 8-6 in the national rankings.
Using its Long March 4B rocket China today launched an ocean research satellite.
The leaders in the 2018 launch standings (also including Russia’s launch today):
29 China
17 SpaceX
9 Russia
8 ULA
7 Europe (Arianespace)
China’s lead over the U.S. in the national rankings has now widened to 29 to 26.
China today launched a remote sensing satellite with its Long March 4B rocket.
The satellite is designed to observe the Earth at high resolution, but little else is known about it.
The leaders in the 2018 launch standings:
22 China
14 SpaceX
8 Russia
5 ULA
4 Japan
4 Europe
China now as a 22 to 20 lead over the U.S. in 2018 launches.
The launch race: China today successfully launched three military satellites, using its Long March 4B rocket.
As is typical of Chinese military launches, no information was released about the satellites, and there was no publicity about the launch prior to liftoff. This launch however puts China ahead of the U.S. in total launches in 2018, 11 to 10. The leaders in the 2018 launch standings are as follows:
11 China
7 SpaceX
3 Japan
3 Russia
3 ULA
3 Europe
