The launch broke new ground for China’s space industry, with a state-developed Long March-8 Y6 rocket taking part in a “ride-share” mission for the first time by lifting a group of ...

A Ceres 1 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on March 17, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Galactic Energy, a private rocket maker ...

Galactic Energy will launch a Ceres 1 rocket carrying the Zhongke 06 and 07 satellites into orbit. Both satellites will be part of the AIRSAT constellation, which provides Earth surface monitoring ...

According to Xinhua, it was the 500th anniversary launch of the Long March series of rockets. The China Daily newspaper reported later that "It was China's 59th rocket launch this year and the ...

Unlike other major space-faring nations that launch their rockets from coastal areas, China often uses inland launch sites.