AsiaSat 2 is launched by a Chinese Long March
China launched a U.S.-built telecommunications satellite yesterday in its first commercial spaceflight since the Long March 2E failed to reach orbit in January with the Hughes-built Apstar satellite aboard. Liftoff came at 6:30 a.m. EST from the Xichang launch site in Sichuan Province, and early...
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