SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
China executes 4 launches in 3 days, pairs experimental space-environment satellite with Shijian-31, then follows Kuaizhou-11 li
China kept up an accelerated launch rhythm with four missions in three days, including an experimental satellite tasked with detecting the space environment and a flight carrying Shijian-31 via its common high-orbit delivery route (Long March 3B/E). After a Kuaizhou-11 solid-rocket liftoff, coverage trailed off into an apparent post-launch “silence,” raising questions about what happened next.
