China, like the U.S., sees space as a warfighting domain.
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A Long March 6A rocket took off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province, China, on Jan. 13, carrying a remote sensing satellite to low Earth orbit and marking Beijing’s first orbital launch of 2026. Just over 1 hr. later, a Long March 8A launch vehicle lifted off from Wenchang...
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