The Long March 9 construction site is officially labeled the Joint Workshop Rocket Base Project.

The Wenchang facility’s inspection area will have 700 millimeter thick walls and a 500 millimeter thick roof for radiation shielding.

SpaceX booster B1090 returned to Port Canaveral with its gridfins still extended and one gridfin still rotated.

SpaceX booster B1090 had one gridfin stuck during the landing of Starlink 10-43.

A Long March 5 rocket rolled out at Wenchang on June 6, 2026.

The Long March 5 launch is scheduled for June 10, 2026.

The possible CZ-9 fairing length is 37 m.

The possible CZ-9 fairing diameter is 15 m.

A three-stage CZ-9 variant could be as tall as 185 m.

The possible CZ-9 body diameter is 10.6 m.

The possible CZ-9 engine maximum diameter is 11.6 m.

Oppenheimer said Starlink is positioned to reshape the U.S. communications landscape as its network expands and gains customers.

Lynk Global told the FCC that it has all the necessary authorizations and agreements to provide direct-to-device supplementary coverage from space over Taiwan.

Omnispace’s licensed mobile satellite spectrum is compliant with 3GPP standards for non-terrestrial networks and includes market access reaching over 1 billion people across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Lynk Global’s local partner in Taiwan is Taiwan Mobile.

Lynk Global has started testing its direct-to-device service in Taiwan.

Oppenheimer warned that Starlink’s growth and its rivals could increase churn among established telecom providers.

Lynk Smallsat System announced plans to merge with Omnispace in October 2025.

Oppenheimer identified legacy broadband companies, including AT&T, as highly exposed to competition from SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband division.

AST SpaceMobile, Amazon’s LEO system, Telesat’s Lightspeed system, and Viasat’s joint venture with Abu Dhabi’s Space42 are satellite-to-cellular competitors mentioned as part of the shifting communications landscape.

The combined Lynk and Omnispace entity will leverage Omnispace’s 60 MHz of globally coordinated S-band spectrum and its high-priority ITU filings for direct-to-device services.

SES will become a major strategic shareholder after the Lynk Smallsat System and Omnispace merger.

The CZ-9 has not been approved by the central state government.

The CZ-9 assembly factory is still in the early land acquisition process.

The CZ-9 assembly factory is fully funded by the Hainan government and CALT's own money.

The CZ-9 assembly factory may take 771 days to complete.

The Exploration Company plans to reveal the Storm engine and provide more details on Yrene at the ILA Berlin Air Show.

Each Storm engine is capable of generating up to 180 tonnes of thrust.

Yrene’s initial configuration calls for nine Storm engines in the first stage.

Yrene will use Storm engines developed by The Exploration Company.

The Exploration Company was founded in 2021.

Yrene’s first-stage performance is estimated to fall between SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.

The Exploration Company is developing Yrene, a reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle.

The Exploration Company’s main project is Nyx, a capsule designed to carry cargo and, in the future, human crew to space stations.

PLD Space is developing the Miura 5 reusable launch vehicle in Spain.

The bid notice for the 10.6-meter-diameter cylinder section ring seam welding system lists Haikou, Hainan, as the location and indicates 100.0% state investment funding.

Hainan’s government opened a bid for a 10.6-meter-diameter cylinder section ring seam welding system on 2026-06-06.

Tianwen-2 is expected to perform a burn on June 7, 2026 Beijing time to set up a rendezvous with the small, rapidly spinning asteroid Kamo'oalewa.

A factory blueprint for CZ-9 shows a 10.6 m body diameter.

A factory blueprint for CZ-9 shows an 11.6 m maximum engine diameter.

A three-stage CZ-9 variant could be as tall as 185 m.

A factory blueprint for CZ-9 shows a 15 m fairing diameter and a 37 m fairing length.

Voyager Technologies wants to strengthen its lunar business with capabilities that include landing, mission support, and infrastructure for sustained operations on the Moon's surface.

Astrobotic will join Voyager Technologies after the acquisition approval process is completed.

Voyager Technologies plans to acquire Astrobotic for up to $300 million.

Astrobotic develops technologies for lunar exploration and is one of the best-known operators in the Artemis ecosystem.

The CZ-9 project has started implementation in Wenchang.

The CZ-9 project in Wenchang includes phased land development blocks scheduled from March 2026 to March 2031.

Zhuque-3 Y2 is scheduled to launch on June 20, 2026 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

The June 2026 launch schedule lists 15 launch missions.