Tag: Yaogan
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Chinese military satellite launched by Long March rocket
The Long March 2C rocket lifts off at 2:53 a.m. Beijing time Saturday (1853 GMT Friday) from the Taiyuan launch center. Credit: Xinhua China launched a Long March rocket last week with a satellite Western analysts believe will conduct all-weather global radar surveillance for the Chinese military. The Long March 2C rocket lifted off at…
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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…