Tag: Taiyuan
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Chinese-Brazilian Earth observation satellite launched
A Long March 4B rocket lifts off with the CBERS 4 Earth observation satellite. Credit: Xinhua An Earth-watching satellite developed by China and Brazil lifted off on a Long March 4B rocket Saturday, replacing an environmental craft lost in a launch mishap last year. The CBERS 4 spacecraft — the fifth in a series of…
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China puts government surveillance satellite in orbit
The Yaogan 22 satellite lifted off on a Long March 4C rocket at 2:31 p.m. Beijing time Monday. Credit: Xinhua China sent a reconnaissance satellite into orbit Monday from the Taiyuan space center, expanding the country’s network of intelligence-gathering spacecraft. The Yaogan 22 satellite lifted off at 0631 GMT (2:31 a.m. EDT) Monday aboard a…