China launches seven satellites with Long March 2C rocket
China today successfully launched six communication satellites and one remote sensing satellite using its Long March 2C rocket lifting off from its Xichang spaceport inside the Chinese interior.
No word on if the first stage crashed near habitable area, or whether it carried grid fins or parachutes to better control where it crashed.
The leaders in the 2022 launch race:
9 SpaceX
5 China
2 Russia
2 ULA
The U.S. now leads China 14 to 5 in the national rankings.
China today successfully launched six communication satellites and one remote sensing satellite using its Long March 2C rocket lifting off from its Xichang spaceport inside the Chinese interior.
No word on if the first stage crashed near habitable area, or whether it carried grid fins or parachutes to better control where it crashed.
The leaders in the 2022 launch race:
9 SpaceX
5 China
2 Russia
2 ULA
The U.S. now leads China 14 to 5 in the national rankings.