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Live coverage: India’s first space observatory in orbit
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China lofts earthquake research craft with cluster of smaller satellites
A Chinese Long March 2D rocket successfully delivered seven satellites into a 300-mile-high orbit Friday, boosting international missions to measure seismic signals that could help predict future earthquakes, take detailed imagery of planet Earth and test compact camera, propulsion and radio technology.