Wenchang Space Launch Centre

China's latest heavy-lift carrier rocket launch fails after liftoff

China's largest rocket, carrying an experimental communication satellite, blasted off at 7.23 p.m. from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern province of Hainan.

Jul 03, 2017, 10:58 AM IST

China launches its first cargo spacecraft 'Tianzhou-1'

China on Thursday launched its first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in Hainan province.

Apr 20, 2017, 17:51 PM IST

China to launch its first cargo spacecraft 'Tianzhou-1' on Thursday!

 China will launch its first cargo spacecraft 'Tianzhou-1' on Thursday from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in Hainan province.

Apr 20, 2017, 00:44 AM IST

Chang'e-5 lunar probe: China to launch country's first sample return mission to Moon this year

The probe will be launched in November from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in Hainan Province, aboard the heavy-lift carrier rocket Long March-5.

Jan 24, 2017, 11:16 AM IST

China successfully launches Long March-5, its most powerful heavy-lift rocket!

The Long March-5 is a large, two-stage rocket with a payload capacity of 25 tonnes to low-Earth orbit, the largest of China’s carrier rockets.

Nov 03, 2016, 22:37 PM IST