Chinese Perform Orbital Checkout Of First Two Huanjing Satellites

Ground controllers in Xian are testing the optical and infrared imaging systems aboard China’s first two Huanjing disaster monitoring spacecraft following a piggyback launch Sept. 6 onboard a Long March 2C booster. The launch took place at the Taiyuan Space Center south of Beijing. The 1,034-pound...

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