Chinese-built Nigerian Satellite Fails In Orbit
In another major failure for the Chinese space program, a second DFH-4 satellite bus, this one built for Nigeria, has failed in geosynchronous orbit. China’s first DFH-4 failure in late 2006 was the worst in-space breakdown suffered by the Chinese. That satellite, designated Sinosat-2, was to...
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