HELSINKI — China launched the ChinaSat-9C communications satellite Friday to replace an aging, foreign-built predecessor and boost domestic broadcasting capabilities. A Long March 3B lifted off at 8:37 a.m. Eastern (1237 UTC) June 20 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced launch success under an…
HELSINKI — China launched a new communications satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit Saturday to replace the aging ChinaSat-10 spacecraft. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 7:11 a.m. Eastern (1211 UTC) Feb. 22 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China. Exhaust from the rocket illuminated launch infrastructure around the pad as the launch…
Chinese scientists have sent the world’s most powerful wireless communication protocol into space, slashing transmission delays from milliseconds to microseconds. A space version of China’s NearLink or “Xing Shan” wireless communication module for rockets had successfully completed a test flight, the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) announced in a social media post last…