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China Launches Research Satellite
Beijing, (UPI) Sep 27, 2004 China's twentieth recoverable satellite blasted into space Monday afternoon from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province, state-run media said. According to Xinhua, the satellite's mission is scientific research, geological surveying and mapping. The news agency did not go into detail, but said the satellite would perform better than previous ones. Officials from the Xi'an Satellite Measuring and Control Center said the payload from the Long March 2-D carrier rocket entered a preset orbit approximately 10 minutes after launch. The satellite is expected to return in a few days, after accomplishing its mission, Xinhua said. The launch was the 80th for the Long March line of rockets designed by the Shanghai Space Institute, part of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Group. It was the country's 38th successful space launch going back to 1996. On Saturday, Sept. 25, China recovered its 19th experimental satellite after it spent 27 days in space. All rights reserved. Copyright 2004 by United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of by United Press International. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The Chinese Space Program - News, Policy and Technology China News from SinoDaily.com
Taikonauts On Moon A Far Off Dream For China Yet
Beijing (XNA) Jan 05, 2006A one-year lunar fly-by mission may start in April 2007 in China, but a manned flight to the Earth's neighbour may be a long way away, a chief lunar exploration scientist said last night. |
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