China reaffirmed its major space capability June 25

China reaffirmed its major space capability June 25 by launching a geosynchronous orbit weather satellite on board a Long March 3 booster. The launch from the Xichang space center placed the Fengyun 2 spacecraft into a 130 X 22,400-mi. geosynchronous transfer orbit. The spacecraft was to fire its...

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