https://spacewatch.global/tag/long-march-3b/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 23 May 2022 06:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/long-march-3b/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2022/05/india-hit-by-suspected-space-debris/ Mon, 23 May 2022 06:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=41103 Several pieces of suspected space debris fell onto the rural parts of western India, Indian media reported. The time of the incident suggests these could be Chinese rocket parts re-entering Earth’s atmosphere.  The objects crashed into the ground in Gujarat within a 15-km radius, accompanied by a loud noise.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/01/china-to-complete-space-station-this-year/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=38350 China’s main space contractor, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) announced it was planning over 40 orbital launches this year. These include six missions aiming to complete the Tiangong space station. A Long March 7 rocket will dock with Tiangong’s Tianhe]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/spacewatchgl-feature-southeast-asian-space-programmes-capabilities-challenges-and-collaborations/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13008 By Nandini Sarma - In many parts of the world, space technology is being used to improve people’s lives. Apart from their uses for everyday services like weather forecasting, long-distance communications, and GPS systems, the manifold applications of space technology assist in many other ways. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/new-space-moon-race-china-successfully-launches-change-4-lunar-probe/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 06:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11844 China successfully launched its Chang'e 4 lunar probe on Saturday, 8 December 2018, as part of its overall goal to establish itself as a global space power and spread its strategic influence throughout Eurasia.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/space-silk-road-china-establishes-basic-global-satellite-pnt-coverage-with-latest-beidou-launch/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 06:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11506 China launched two BeiDou-3 satellites on 19 November 2018, and in doing so it can provide basic global satellite positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services by the end of 2018. The basic service will first be offered to countries participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and offered globally at a later date.]]>