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Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit
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Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit
China conducted an orbital launch Monday with no apparent advance indication, successfully sending the Shiyan-31 remote sensing test satellite into orbit. The post Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.
The government of the People's Republic of China successfully launches new Shiyan-31 test satellite on October 14, 2025. The launch was made from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in the north-west of the country, at 18:00 (Beijing time), using a Great March-2D carrier rocket. The satellite entered the orbit successfully pre-established and will be used primarily to verify new optical imaging technologies. This type of testing allows …
China Long March 2D Rocket Launches Shiyan-31 Optical Imaging Test Satellite
China Long March 2D Rocket Launches Shiyan-31 Optical Imaging Test Satellite A Long March-2D carrier rocket successfully launched the Shiyan-31 test satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. This satellite will be mainly used to verify new optical imaging technologies, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). This launch marked the 599th flight mission of t…
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