People’s Republic of China

LandSpace | Zhuque-2E | 6 satellites Rocket Launch

6 satellites from satellite manufacturer SpaceTY, including 3 multi-spectral Earth observation satellites and 3 technology demonstration satellites for various academic institutions.

* Tianyi-29
* Tianyi-34
* Tianyi-35
* Tianyi-42
* Tianyi-45
* Tianyi-46

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 3B/E | Tianwen-2 Rocket Launch

Tianwen-2 is a planned Chinese asteroid sample return and comet orbiter mission due for launch in May 2025. The spacecraft will visit the Near Earth asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3), collecting samples from its surface using both touch-and-go and anchor-and-drill approaches. It will return the samples back to Earth around 2.5 years after launch, with the main spacecraft proceeding to visit the main-belt comet 311P/PANSTARRS in the mid-2030s.

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group TBD? Rocket Launch

A batch of Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.

The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Long March 8 | G60 Group TBD Rocket Launch

Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) with funding backed by the Shanghai local government.

Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.

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