Long March returns to flight with Apstar launch

China's troubled Long March space launch vehicle returned to flight last Wednesday, boosting the Apstar 1A communications satellite into its geostationary transfer orbit, state television reported in Beijing. Liftoff of the Long March 3 variant from the launch site at Xichang came at 4:46 a.m. EDT...

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