China Long March 2C Fails To Put Payload Into Orbit In Rare Snag

Long March 2

SINGAPORE—China’s usually reliable Long March fleet suffered a launch hiccup when a Long March 2C failed to put two lunar navigation test satellites into orbit. The rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on March 13 at 8:51 a.m. EDT carrying a pair of DRO-A/B satellites. According to...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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