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

MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon Technologies
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)

Private equity firm buys Exolaunch
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)

NASA selects space science mission
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:14 AM ET (1414 GMT)

Saturday, June 20

The first ‘Made in Belgium’ Commercial Satellite for the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a Landmark Contract for Spacebel
Spacebel — 11:50 am ET (1550 GMT)

KP Labs and NaviGate explore onboard autonomy opportunities through navigation and edge processing technologies
press release — 11:04 am ET (1504 GMT)

AAS Honors Reps. Don Bacon and Judy Chu with Award for Public Service to the Astronomical Sciences
American Astronomical Society — 11:00 am ET (1500 GMT)

MDA Space buying U.S. company Blue Canyon Technologies
Canadian Press — 6:56 am ET (1056 GMT)

MDA Space Buys RTX’s Satellite Unit Blue Canyon Technologies
Aviation Week — 6:56 am ET (1056 GMT)

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