Main space contractor CASC outlined plans for
40+ launches in 2021, and is on track for a national record after the first half of the year. CASC succeeded with 18/18 missions, including the launch of Tianhe, successful return-to-flight of the
Long March 7A, Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft and Shenzhou-12. The sole
failure came from iSpace.
H2 is expected to see Tianzhou-3, Shenzhou-13 and the debut of the Long March 6A among others. In the commercial sphere, a first flight by CAS Space, Ceres-1 Y2 from Galactic Energy and Kuaizhou solid rockets, making for an even busier second half of the year.
1) 19.1 Tiantong-1 (03) CZ-3B XSLC
2) 29.1 Yaogan-31 (02) CZ-4C JSLC
3) 01.2 6 unknown/uncf Hyperbola-1 JSLC (failure)
4) 04.2 TJSW-6 CZ-3B XSLC
5) 24.2 Yaogan-31 (03) CZ-4C JSLC
6) 11.3 Shiyan-9 CZ-7A WSLC
7) 13.3 Yaogan-31 (04) CZ-4C JSLC
8) 30.3 Gaofen-12 (02) CZ-4C JSLC
9) 08.04 Shiyan-6 (03) CZ-4B TSLC
10) 27.04 Qilu-1, NEO-1, +4 CZ-6 TSLC
11) 29.04 Tianhe CZ-5B WSLC
12) 30.04 Yaogan-34 CZ-4C JSLC
13) 06.05 Yaogan-30 (08)CZ-2C XSLC
14) 19.05 Haiyang-2D CZ-4B JSLC
15) 29.05 Tianzhou-2 CZ-7 WSLC
16) 02.06 Fengyun-4B CZ-3B XLSC
17) 11.06 Beijing-3, YW-1, + CZ-2D TSLC
18) 17.06 Shenzhou-12 CZ-2F JSLC
19) 18.06 Yaogan-30 (09) CZ-2C XSLC
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