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China launches Siwei Gaojing‑2 pair and GNSS‑augmentation satellites, expanding SuperView and CentiSpace

On March 26 China launched a pair of satellites — Siwei Gaojing‑2 05 and 06 — aboard a modified Long March‑2D with a new 4.2‑metre fairing from Taiyuan, inserting radar‑mapping and GNSS‑augmentation payloads into low Earth orbit to expand SuperView and CentiSpace.

Discovered 2026-03-25T17:58:53.794849-07:00 | 2026-03-25T17:58:53.794849-07:00

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Continues China’s rapid LEO build‑out by adding radar‑mapping and GNSS‑augmentation capacity to the SuperView and CentiSpace constellations, part of the broader satellite surge documented in [source:2b159ab3-8fa5-4969-9a9b-a88d735fe674].
The mission used a modified Long March‑2D with a 4.2‑metre fairing from Taiyuan, signalling incremental launcher capability improvements that enable denser or larger payload deployments — a trend noted in recent U.S. assessments of China’s growing space capacity [source:a5cc1cea-b258-4361-9a13-ea4fa86f782b].
Adds dual‑use PNT and ISR capabilities in orbit that feed into surveillance, resilience and budget planning conversations highlighted by recent U.S. policy and funding shifts [source:6bf17832-567c-45d7-bd64-db7f765a67b1].

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