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China launches for the second time in 24 hours


China launches for the second time in 24 hours A mysterious new Chinese rocket lifted off Friday and put a small satellite several hundred miles above Earth, marking China’s second space launch in less than 24 hours. China’s state-run media outlets released few details on the mission, which launched from the Jiuquan space center in northwest China’s Gobi desert. The Kuaizhou 2 spacecraft launched at 0637 GMT (1:37 a.m. EST) Friday, or 2:37 p.m. Beijing time, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported. The Jiuquan space base was the starting point for another Chinese rocket launch less than 24 hours earlier, when a Long March 2D rocket placed a military reconnaissance payload int orbit.   More



(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 23)

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