Month: December 2025

On CNSA –China National Space Administration   …. ChangZheng  Long March 7A Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, People’s Republic of China At 0640 on December  2025 Beijing time, the Long March-7A carrier rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province China, People’s Republic of China. , successfully sending the Shijian-29 satellite into its predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success.

At 6:40 AM on December 31, the Long March 7A carrier rocket ignited and lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China, successfully sending the Shijian-29 satellites A and B into their predetermined orbits. The launch mission was a complete success. In 2025, carrier rockets developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) completed 73 space launches, setting a new record. The Shijian
-29 satellites are mainly used for verifying new technologies for space target detection. Satellite A was developed by the Eighth Academy of CASC..

The Long March 7A rocket, developed by the First Academy of CASC, is China’s new generation of medium-lift, high-orbit liquid-fueled carrier rocket. In 2025, the Long March 7A rocket carried out 6 launches, setting a new record for the number of launches of this type of rocket in a single year.

This launch was the 623rd launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets.

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At 1212 Hours Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time30th  December 2025, China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration   Successfully launched  Chang Zheng – Long March 4B  Carrier Rocket ignited and took off at the酒泉衛星發射中心 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Dongfeng Aerospace City – inner Mongolia –China – People’s Republic of China

At 12:12 PM Beijing time on December 30, 2025, China successfully launched the Tianhui-7 satellite into its predetermined orbit using a Long March-4B carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The launch mission was a complete success. The satellite will primarily be used for geographic information mapping, land resource surveys, and scientific research.

its predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success.
The Tianhui-7 satellite was developed by the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and will be mainly used for geographic information mapping, land resource surveys, and scientific research.

The Long March 4B rocket is a room-temperature liquid three-stage carrier rocket developed by the Eighth Academy of CASC. This mission was the final launch of the Long March 4 series carrier rockets for the year, with all seven launches throughout the year being successful.

This launch was the 622nd launch of the Long March series carrier rockets.

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On the 25^th  December  2025   launch  CNSA _China National Space Administration -China – People’s Republic of China Hong Kong –Beijing Time China- People’s Republic of China…. at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province of the Xichang Launch Center Today, China successfully launched Fengyun-4 03 satellite into space using the Long March 3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center…..

[China’s Second-Generation Geostationary Meteorological Satellite Fengyun-4 03 Successfully Launched]

 At 00:07 on December 27, 2025, China successfully launched the Fengyun-4 03 satellite using a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite successfully entered its predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.

The Fengyun-4 03 satellite is an operational satellite under the National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan. It is China’s second-generation geostationary meteorological satellite, equipped with four Earth observation payloads (radiation imager, infrared detector, lightning imager, and ionospheric ultraviolet spectroscopic imager) and two solar observation payloads (solar extreme ultraviolet imager and solar X-ray extreme ultraviolet imager). This satellite plays a crucial role in weather forecasting, disaster prevention and mitigation, climate change response, and ecological civilization construction, providing high-precision data support for the modernization of China’s meteorological operations.

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) was responsible for the project’s organization and management, coordination of major matters, and launch permit approval. The CNSA’s Earth Observation and Data Center undertook the overall project management. The China Meteorological Administration is the user department, responsible for the construction and operation of the ground application system. The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is responsible for the overall development of the launch vehicle system, while the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) is responsible for the overall development of the satellite system.

This mission marks the 621st launch of the Long March series of launch vehicles.

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On CNSA –China National Space Administration    …. ChangZheng  Long March 12 flight rocket …. At Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center. Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, People’s Republic of China At 0700 morning Beijing time…..   December26  2025  the Long March 8A carrier rocket ignited and lifted off from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site, successfully sending 17 satellites for the low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite into their predetermined orbits. This launch was the sixth  of its kind for the Long March8A rocket and the 616th launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets.

At 7:26 AM Beijing time on December 26, 2025, China successfully launched 17 satellites for its satellite internet network into their predetermined orbits using a Long March-8A Y6 carrier rocket from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site. This mission marked the 620th launch of the Long March series carrier rockets.

During this mission, while ensuring mission reliability and safety, the launch team systematically optimized the vertical measurement and control (VMS) procedures at the launch site. Through parallel testing and streamlined testing processes, the launch process was shortened by eight days, significantly improving launch efficiency.

Furthermore, this mission focused on user needs, further adjusting the rocket’s onboard configuration, maximizing its carrying capacity, significantly increasing the satellites’ orbital altitude, shortening the distance between the satellite insertion point and the target orbit, and effectively reducing satellite fuel consumption.

Inside the VMS facility, the second VMS platform was completed and installed in just over two months, revealing its brand-new appearance. Currently, the new vertical measurement platform is ready for use. Once the ground testing equipment is in place, it will enable parallel testing of two rockets, further increasing the launch frequency and raising the annual launch volume from 10 to 20 launches, better meeting the future high-density launch requirements of the rocket model.

The process optimization plan has passed review. In the Long March 8A Y6 rocket mission, the vertical measurement area process was shortened from 17 days to 9 days. The next mission will implement launch area process optimization.

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On CNSA –China National Space Administration    …. ChangZheng  Long March 12 Reusable Carrier r flight rocket …. Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone JiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenter, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China At 10:00 AM on December 23 2025 Beijing time, China successfully launched a Long March 12A rocket from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone. The second stage of the rocket entered its predetermined orbit, but the first stage failed to be recovered. The specific cause is under further analysis and investigation.

[Reusable Launch Vehicle Long March 12A Launched into Orbit]

The Long March 12A is a liquid oxygen-methane launch vehicle with “reusable first stage” as its core feature. The rocket is approximately 70.4 meters long, with both the first and second stages having a diameter of 3.8 meters, a fairing diameter of 4.2 meters, and a takeoff weight of approximately 437 tons.

Although this mission did not achieve the predetermined goal of first stage recovery, it obtained key engineering data under actual flight conditions, laying an important foundation for subsequent launches and reliable stage recovery. The research and development team will conduct a comprehensive review and technical re-evaluation of this test process as soon as possible, make every effort to identify the cause of the failure, continuously optimize the recovery plan, and continue to advance reusability verification.

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