China’s Communications Satellites
China’s Remote Sensing Satellites
As of the end of 2020 China had launched a total of 114 remote sensing satellites. Two of these satellites were
...China’s Launch Vehicle Programme
As outlined in the first part all of China’s current stable of operational launchers have their origins in its
...China’s Navigation Satellite Constellation
As of the end of 2020 China had launched 61 navigation satellites. These include 15 satellites in GSO, 12
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Chapter 7 of the book that deals with communication satellites identifies 9 dedicated
...Strategic Trends and Future Directions
China launched a total of 678 satellites on 396 launchers from the first satellite launch of 1970 till the end of
...The Human Space Flight Programme
As discussed earlier a human space programme had been an integral part of China’s Space ambitions almost from the
...Chinese Recoverable Satellites
After the launch of their first two satellites in 1970 and 1971, the Chinese shifted focus towards recoverable
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