By Emily Carney, on June 11th, 2013 Image Credit: CCTV
China returned to space plus three at 5:38 a.m. EDT (9:38 GMT and 5:38 p.m. local time), as the Shenzhou 10 launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in the Gobi desert. The three-person crew—Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang, and Wang Yaping (the second Chinese woman in space)—successfully […]
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By Craig Covault, on April 1st, 2012 A 180 ft. tall Long March 3B lifts off from Xichang March 31 carrying the APT Apstar 7 broadband satellite. Photo Credit: WWW.News.CN
A major changeover in Asia-Pacific geosynchronous orbit satcom operations is underway, as the new Apstar 7 broadband communications satellite is moved into place to replace the aging Apstar 2R that […]
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