Tag: LKW
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Fourth satellite in new Chinese spy fleet successfully launched
A Long March 2D rocket launched with the LKW-4 reconnaissance satellite Saturday. Credit: Xinhua China launched the fourth in a series of high-resolution Earth-imaging satellites Saturday, expanding an orbiting fleet of reconnaissance craft that likely serve the Chinese military. The LKW-4 satellite lifted off at 0710 GMT (3:10 a.m. EDT) Saturday on top of a…
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Sharp-eyed surveillance satellite launched by China
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off Saturday from the Jiuquan space center in northwest China. Credit: Xinhua The third in a new series of Chinese high-resolution mapping satellites lifted off Saturday aboard a Long March 2D rocket, joining two other craft launched into similar orbits in December. Chinese officials have released no details about…
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Land imaging craft launched for Chinese military
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 0414 GMT Saturday (11:14 p.m. EST Friday) from the Jiuquan space base in northwestern China. Credit: Xinhua A land imaging satellite soared to a 300-mile-high perch above Earth Saturday after lifting off on top of a Long March 2D rocket from the Jiuquan space base in the…
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Chinese military imaging satellite lifts off from Jiuquan space base
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off Sunday from the Jiuquan launch center in northwest China. Credit: Xinhua A Long March 2D rocket boosted a Chinese military imaging satellite into a 300-mile-high orbit Sunday after liftoff from a remote launch base in the country’s northwestern frontier. The clandestine payload rode a two-stage, 134-foot-tall (41-meter) Long…