China Has A New Scientific Satellite In Orbit

China's new Shijian 7 scientific spacecraft is completing checkout in orbit following its July 6 launch on board a Long March 2D from the Jiuquan space center in the Gobi Desert (photo). The Jiuquan pad used for the flight is part of a new twin-pad complex built there over the past several years for...

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