China launches military satellite
China today successfully launched a military satellite, its Long March 7 rocket lifting off from its coastal Wenchang spaceport.
As this launch was on the coast, the rocket’s lower stages likely landed in the ocean harmlessly.
The leaders in the 2023 launch race:
78 SpaceX
50 China
14 Russia
7 Rocket Lab
7 India
American private enterprise still leads China 90 to 50 in successful launches, and the entire world combined 90 to 79. SpaceX by itself is trails the rest of the world (excluding American companies) 78 to 79.
Hat tip to BtB’s stringer Jay for the link.
China today successfully launched a military satellite, its Long March 7 rocket lifting off from its coastal Wenchang spaceport.
As this launch was on the coast, the rocket’s lower stages likely landed in the ocean harmlessly.
The leaders in the 2023 launch race:
78 SpaceX
50 China
14 Russia
7 Rocket Lab
7 India
American private enterprise still leads China 90 to 50 in successful launches, and the entire world combined 90 to 79. SpaceX by itself is trails the rest of the world (excluding American companies) 78 to 79.
Hat tip to BtB’s stringer Jay for the link.