Gallery Last updated: May 10, 2004

Launch Vehicle Pictures

• Long March models  Photo taken at Asian Aerospace '96. From left to right: CZ-2C, CZ-4A, CZ-3C, CZ-3B, CZ-3A, CZ-2E, CZ-3. All rocket models are in 1:20 scale. Before them is a scaled model of DFH-3 comsat.
• Long March 1
• Feng Bao 1 (provided by Gunter Krebs) Shijian-2 launch on Sep 20, 1981.
• Long March 2C (courtesy of Swedish Space Corporation) Freja launch on Oct 6, 1992.
• Long March 2C Another launch.
• Long March 2C/SD (courtesy of Aerospace Knowledge Magazine) Iridium mission 1 on Dec 8, 1997.
• Long March 2C/SD (courtesy of Aerospace Knowledge Magazine) Closeup view before Dec launch.
• Long March 2C/SD (courtesy of Yazhou Zhoukai) Model display in Airshow China '99 (Zhuhai). A Smart Dispenser drawing is at the bottom of the picture.
• Long March 2C/SD (courtesy of CALT, scanned by The Heritage Foundation) Smart Dispenser drawing on CALT brochure from '98 Airshow China.
• Long March 2D
• Long March 2D (courtesy of Aerospace Knowledge Magazine) Long March 2D before launch on Octorber 20, 1996.
• Long March 2D (Batch 2) (courtesy of Xinhua) FSW-18 launch Nov 2003.
• Long March 2E (provided by Gunter Krebs) First CZ-2E before launch (Jul 16, 1990).
• Long march 2E Optus B1 launch on Aug 13, 1992.
• Long March 2E Asiasat 2 launch on Nov 28, 1995.
• Long March 2E(A) Improved 2E model. Under development. This model is possibly used to launch manned spacecraft.
• Long March 2EA (courtesy of CALT, scanned by The Heritage Foundation) A drawing on CALT brochure from '98 Airshow China.
• Long March 2F Chinese man-rated launcher.
• Long March 2F Chinese man-rated launcher.
• Long March 3
• Long March 3 (courtesy of Aerospace Knowledge Magazine) Apstar-1A launch.
• Long March 3A
• Long March 3A (courtesy of CALT)
• Long March 3B (courtesy of Florida Today) Exploded maiden flight on Feb 14, 1996. Photo captured from live TV.
• Long March 3B Apstar 2R launch on Oct 16, 1997.
• Long March 3B Chinastar-1 launch on May 30, 1998
• Long March 3C (courtesy of CALT) Under development.
• Long March 4A
• Long March 4B The photo was taken in Shanghai in early June 1998. This is the first 4B rocket which will be used to launch the ZY-1 (CBERS-1) resource satellte.
• Long March 4B (courtesy of sina.com.cn) Maiden flight on May 10, 1999.
• Long March 4B (courtesy of INPE) Long March 4B before ZY-1 launch
• Long March 4B (courtesy of INPE) Long March 4B before ZY-1 launch
• Long March 4B (courtesy of INPE) Long March 4B fairing with ZY-1 in transportation
• KT-1 A photo likely took before the maiden launch in 2002.

Satellite Pictures

• Dong Fang Hong 1 (courtesy of Sven Grahn)
• Dong Fang Hong 2 First experimental communications satellite of China. Two of these model have been launched.
• Dong Fang Hong 2 (courtesy of CAST) A flight model before launch.
• Dong Fang Hong 2A
• Dong Fang Hong 3 Artist impression.
• Zhongxing-22 (DHF-3 bus) (courtesy of Aerospace China) Artist impression. Military comsat.
• Beidou-1 (DHF-3 bus) (courtesy of Aerospace China) Artist impression. Navigation satellite.
• Dong Fang Hong 4 (courtesy of Aerospace China) Artist impression. The first DFH-4 based comsat will be Sinasat-2.
• Recoverable Satellite Artist impression.
• Recoverable Satellite (courtesy of Aerospace Knowledge Magazine) The re-entry capsule after landing (FSW-17).
• Recoverable Satellite (courtesy of China Internet Information Center) Another re-entry capsule after landing (satellite number unknown).
• Recoverable Satellite (courtesy of China Internet Information Center) An FSW satellite under assembly.
• FSW-1 (courtesy of CAST) An FSW-1 before launch.
• FSW-2 (courtesy of CAST)) An FSW-2 before launch.
• FSW-3 Artist impression of a new model of FSW, alleged FSW-3. Only one such model was launched - FSW-18 in Nov 2003.
• Shijian 1 (courtesy of Sven Grahn)
• Shijian 2 3 satellites launched on one FB-1 rocket in 1981. SJ-2 and 2B are inside the 2A during launch.
• Shijian 2A (courtesy of Sven Grahn)
• Shijian 2B
• Shijian 2 (courtesy of Sven Grahn) Two Shijian 2 in testing before launch
• Shijian 4 (courtesy of CAST)
• Shijian 5 (courtesy of CAST) Under development. Artist impression
• Ocean 1 (courtesy of CAST) Under development. Artist impression
• Huanjing-1C (courtesy of Aerospace China) Artist impression. Huanjing-1C (HJ-1C) is a CAST968 based SAR  satellite. HJ-1C, together with two optical smallsat using the same bus, will form an initial fleet of the 8-bird Environment and Disaster Monitoring Constellation.
• Mystery satellite If any one knows it, please contact me.
• FY-1 (courtesy of NSMC)
• FY-1 (courtesy of CAST) A flight model before launch.
• FY-2A (courtesy of NSMC)
• Ziyuan (CBERS) Artist impression of Chinese/Brazilian resource satellite
• Ziyuan 1 (courtesy of CAST) Launch delayed to next year
• Ziyuan 1 (courtesy of INPE) ZY-1 in testing
• Ziyuan 1 (courtesy of INPE) ZY-1 in integration
• Ziyuan 1 (courtesy of INPE) ZY-1 with solar panel deployed before launch
• Ziyuan 1 (courtesy of INPE) ZY-1 ready for launch
• Ziyuan 2 (courtesy of Aerospace China) Artist impression
• Asiasat 1 (courtesy of NASA) Photo shows recovery of Westar 6 by shuttle crew. It was later sold to Asiasat and renamed Asiasat 1.
• Rocsat-1 (courtesy of NSPO) Artist impression of first Taiwan built satellite
• Rocsat-1 (courtesy of NSPO) The satellite bus built by TRW has arrived in Taiwan
• Rocsat-1 (courtesy of NSPO) RocSat-1 Athena-1 launch on January 27, 1999
• Solar Space Telescope (courtesy of BAO) Under development by Beijing Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Tsinghua-1 (courtesy of Yazhou zhoukan) The mockup of a 75kg small satellite.
• Tsinghua-1 (courtesy of SSTL) The flight model before launch
• Chuangxing-1 (courtesy of SIMIT) The flight model before launch
• Tansuo-1 (courtesy of HPU) Artist impression. Official name is Shiyan-1. Launched April 18, 2004
• Naxing-1 (courtesy of CCTV) Artist impression of the satellite separating from a special adapter. Launched April 18, 2004.

Shuttle / Manned Program Pictures

Separate Shenzhou pictures are here

• Shuttle Wind Tunnel Model (courtesy of BIA, scanned by The Heritage Foundation) Photo on a brochure of the Beijing Institute of Aerodynamics (BIA) from '98 Airshow China.
• Shuttle Wind Tunnel Image (courtesy of BIA, scanned by The Heritage Foundation) Also from the Beijing Institute of Aerodynamics (BIA).
• A Thermal Image (courtesy of BIA, scanned by The Heritage Foundation) Thermal image from BIA that appears to be the re-entry capsule of Chinese manned spacecraft.
• Taikonaut (courtesy of The Heritage Foundation) The spacesuit test.
• Taikonaut (courtesy of The Heritage Foundation) Walking in space suit.
• Taikonaut (courtesy of The Heritage Foundation) Survival tranning in water.
• Taikonaut (courtesy of China Internet Information Center) Another spacesuit photo.
• Taikonauts in test The explosive depressurization (of the space cabin) test is to verify the reliability of space suit and life support system. The photo was taken early 1998 somewhere in China. Chinese manned spacecraft is scheduled for lift-off in 1999.
• Space Food (courtesy of The Heritage Foundation) Space food.
• Shenzhou docking (courtesy of Shenzhen SAST) Artist impression of docking by a Shenzhou with an orbital module of the previous one.
• Shenzhou EVA (courtesy of Shenzhen SAST) Artist impression.
• SpaceLab (1) (courtesy of Shenzhen SAST) Artist impression.
• SpaceLab (2) (courtesy of Shenzhen SAST) Artist impression.

Misc Pictures

• Earth iamge (courtesy of INPE) One of first images taken by ZY-1
• Earth iamge The first image taken by FY-1C on May 10, 1999.
• Earth iamge Image taken by Fengyun 2A.
• Earth image (courtesy of NASA) Another FY-2A image. It was downloaded from NASA FY-2A real-time image server. This 4km resolution visible image was taken on 5:00 GMT March 19, 1998 (Large image: 148KB). Please see China Space Links page for the NASA site.
• FY-2 ground station (courtesy of NSMC)
• Yuan Wang 3 (provided by Hui Tong) The 3rd tracking ship used for satellite launch.

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