spacetoday.net: China launches radar calibration satellite

China launches radar calibration satellite

Posted: Sat, Apr 5, 2025, 1:14 PM ET (1714 GMT)
China launched a radar calibration payload Wednesday night. A Long March 6 lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 10:12 pm EDT (0212 GMT Thursday) and placed into orbit Tianping-3A (02), which Chinese media described as supporting the calibration of ground-based radars. China launched three similar Tianping satellites last October.

Related Links:

Xinhua article

<<previous article

NASA targets April 1 for Artemis 2 launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)

China resumes launches after one-month pause
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)

Alpha returns to flight
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)

Monday, March 16

Hanwha Acquires KAI Stake After 7 Years, Accelerating 'Korean SpaceX' Ambitions
Seoul Economic Daily — 6:28 am ET (1028 GMT)

Sweden's first astronaut urges Filipino students to pursue STEM careers
Manila Bulletin — 6:27 am ET (1027 GMT)

NavIC satellite loses its atomic clock: What this means for India’s bid for its own GPS
Indian Express — 6:23 am ET (1023 GMT)

Isro's NavIC is down: What is an atomic clock that has put India's desi GPS in danger
India Today — 6:23 am ET (1023 GMT)

ISRO's NavIC Satellite IRNSS-1F Suffers Atomic Clock Failure After Completing 10-Year Mission
NDTV.com — 6:23 am ET (1023 GMT)

about spacetoday.net · info@spacetoday.net · mailing list