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April 20, 2021

Breaking News

[ April 19, 2021 ] Dragon crew rehearses for launch day, first-look weather forecast looks good Mission Reports
[ April 19, 2021 ] Amazon buys nine Atlas 5 launches for Kuiper broadband constellation Atlas 5
[ April 19, 2021 ] NASA celebrates first historic helicopter flight on Mars Mission Reports
[ April 19, 2021 ] Live coverage: NASA confirms successful first flight of Mars helicopter Mission Reports
[ April 18, 2021 ] Photos: Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon roll out to pad 39A Falcon 9

China launches Gaofen Earth observation satellite

March 30, 2021

An Earth observation satellite China says will assist in land surveys, urban planning, and agriculture monitoring successfully launched Tuesday on a Chinese Long March 4C rocket.

China launches Earth-observation satellite for stereo mapping

December 6, 2020

China launched an optical stereo mapping satellite Sunday, using an upgraded version of the country’s Long March 3B rocket with an extended payload shroud to deliver the Earth-imaging spacecraft into orbit 300 miles above Earth.