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The satellite, Yaogan-36, was launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket at 2:25 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, and entered its planned orbit successfully.

China continued its rapid pace of space launches with a mission to add new capabilities to the countrys Earth observation system.

Chinas latest launch on Sunday (Nov. 27) put three new secretive Yaogan spy satellites into orbit as questions arise about their purpose.

As the number of rocket launches, planetary missions and satellite activities continues to grow, so does the junkyard in space.

BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- As the number of rocket launches, planetary missions and satellite activities continues to grow, so does the junkyard in space. Man

China develops de-orbiting sail to manage space debris-

China Focus: China develops de-orbiting sail to manage space debris-

China sent a new remote-sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Tuesday morning, marking the launch of the100th satellite developed by the 509th Research Institute of the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology. It will mainly be used in land resources surveys and disaster prevention.

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China on Saturday sent a new satellite into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China.