https://spacewatch.global/tag/xinhua-news-agency/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 02 Jan 2019 06:00:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/xinhua-news-agency/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2019/01/chinese-new-space-landspace-opens-huzhou-rocket-production-facility/ Wed, 02 Jan 2019 06:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12197 China's first private satellite launch vehicle production facility has begun operations in the city of Huzhou, located in east China's Zhejiang Province, according to the privately-owned and Beijing-based launch vehicle manufacturer LandSpace.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/chinas-new-space-race-iot-startup-commsat-launches-seven-cubesats/ Tue, 11 Dec 2018 06:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11877 Chinese New Space Internet of Things (IoT) satellite communications company Commsat had seven small satellites launched as a rideshare on board a Long March-2D launch vehicle together with two Earth observation satellites for Saudi Arabia from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on 7 December 2018.]]> 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/2018/05/china-successfully-launches-magpie-bridge-relay-satellite-run-historic-change-4-mission/ Wed, 23 May 2018 05:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8761 China is on the verge of a space exploration breakthrough with the launch of the “Magpie Bridge” relay satellite for its Chang'e-4 lunar mission that will explore the dark side of the Moon, further establishing itself as a preeminent global space power.]]>