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CASC reports that a Long March 8A launched low-orbit internet satellite group 28 from Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site on 2026-10-25 at 10:03 (UTC+8). The satellites reached their planned orbit and the launch was successful.
CASC reports that a Long March 12 launched low-orbit internet satellite group 27 from Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site on 2026-10-10 at 03:27 (UTC+8). The satellites reached their planned orbit and the launch was successful.
An official Chinese space programme notice published on August 23 says Chang'e 7 did not meet launch conditions and cannot fly in its planned 2026 window. The notice gives neither a replacement launch date nor a detailed cause.
China's space agency and the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs signed a donation agreement in Vienna on September 14. Samples returned by Chang'e 6 from the lunar far side are to be placed on permanent display at the UN Office at Vienna.
Long March 7A launched TJS-26A from national Wenchang at 10:10 Beijing time on June 23, 2026. CASC confirmed planned orbital delivery, the Long March family's 653rd launch.
Long March 5 launched TJS-25 from the national Wenchang Space Launch Site at 15:30 Beijing time on June 11, 2026. CASC confirmed delivery to the planned orbit and success, the Long March family's 650th launch. This is distinct from Hainan Commercial.
Long March 8 launched Qianfan polar-orbit satellite group 12 from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site at 14:34 Beijing time on June 5, 2026. CASC confirmed successful orbital delivery. It was the Long March family's 649th flight and Long March 8's third mission of the year.
Tianzhou 10 launched on Long March 7 from the national Wenchang Space Launch Site at 08:14 Beijing time on May 11, 2026. CASC confirmed successful orbital insertion, the Long March family's 641st flight and China's first human-spaceflight-programme launch of the year. The cargo spacecraft carried no astronauts.
Long March 2C with a Yuanzheng-1S upper stage launched Shiyan-33 from Jiuquan at 12:11 Beijing time on 27 March 2026. CASC confirmed that the satellite reached its planned orbit.
A March 26, 2026 report stated that the joint CAS–ESA Smile spacecraft had completed pre-launch preparations at Kourou and was connected to Vega-C’s interface ring. CNSA carried the account on March 27, with an April 9 local launch date planned at that time.
Kuaizhou-11 Y7 launched from Jiuquan at 12:12 Beijing time on March 16, 2026. CNSA’s notice, originally attributed to Our Space, confirms that eight satellites reached their designated orbits.
Shenzhou 21 completed its second spacewalk at 19:35 Beijing time on March 16, 2026, after about seven hours. Zhang Lu and Wu Fei worked outside while Zhang Hongzhang supported the operation. With robotic-arm and ground-team assistance, they installed debris-protection equipment and returned safely to Wentian.
Yaogan-50 02 entered its planned orbit following a Long March 6A launch from Taiyuan at 21:22 Beijing time on 15 March 2026. The flight was separate from the January launch of Yaogan-50 01 and remains a distinct archive event.
Long March 2D launched Shiyan-30 03 and 04 from Xichang at 06:33 Beijing time on 13 March 2026. CASC confirmed orbital insertion and said the satellites would test Earth-observation technologies.
A Long March 8A launched low-orbit internet satellite group 20 from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site at 03:48 Beijing time on March 13, 2026. CASC confirmed that the satellites entered their planned orbit and the launch succeeded. It was the Long March family's 631st flight.
CASC announced on 11 March that Long March 8A Y8 had been transported to Pad 1 at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site and was being prepared for launch when conditions permitted. The release described the transfer as recent, without specifying its exact date or a launch time.
Algeria's remote-sensing satellite B reached its planned orbit after a Long March 2C launch from Jiuquan at 12:01 Beijing time on 31 January 2026. It belongs to the same system as spacecraft A, launched on 15 January, but was a separate spacecraft and launch event.
Long March 12 launched low-orbit internet satellite group 19 from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site at 15:48 Beijing time on January 19, 2026. CASC reported successful delivery to the intended orbit, marking the Long March family's 628th flight.
Shenzhou 20's return capsule landed at Dongfeng at 09:34 Beijing time on January 19, 2026. CMSE reported generally normal external condition and sound returned cargo. The spacecraft had undocked at 00:23 and returned without a crew.
Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie publicly reviewed their Shenzhou-20 mission in Beijing on January 16, 2026, after returning aboard Shenzhou-21. CMSE's account provides new details of the window inspection and coordinated emergency response, rather than announcing another return flight.
A Long March 2C launched Algeria's remote-sensing satellite A from Jiuquan at 12:01 Beijing time on 15 January 2026. CASC confirmed that the spacecraft entered its planned orbit.
A Long March 8A lifted off from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site at 23:25 Beijing time on January 13, 2026, carrying low-orbit internet satellite group 18. CASC confirmed the next day that the satellites reached their intended orbit. This was the Long March family's 625th flight.
Long March 6A lifted off from Taiyuan at 22:16 Beijing time on 13 January 2026 and placed Yaogan-50 01 into its planned orbit. CASC confirmed mission success and described it as the group's first space launch of the year.