China launches second communications satellite for its manned space station missions
The new colonial movement: China today launched the second Tianlian communications satellite for its manned space station missions, using its Long March 3B rocket.
No word on whether the rocket’s first stage used parachutes or grid fins to control its crash landing in the interior of China.
The leaders in the 2021 launch race:
48 China
28 SpaceX
22 Russia
6 Europe (Arianespace)
5 ULA
5 Rocket Lab
China now leads the U.S. 48 to 45 in the national rankings. This launch was the 124th in 2021, making the sixth most active year in rocketry since Sputnik in 1957.
The new colonial movement: China today launched the second Tianlian communications satellite for its manned space station missions, using its Long March 3B rocket.
No word on whether the rocket’s first stage used parachutes or grid fins to control its crash landing in the interior of China.
The leaders in the 2021 launch race:
48 China
28 SpaceX
22 Russia
6 Europe (Arianespace)
5 ULA
5 Rocket Lab
China now leads the U.S. 48 to 45 in the national rankings. This launch was the 124th in 2021, making the sixth most active year in rocketry since Sputnik in 1957.