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September 14, 2024

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China’s Long March 8 rocket successful in debut launch

December 26, 2020 Stephen Clark

A new Chinese launch vehicle, the Long March 8, has successfully placed five payloads into orbit on its first mission, debuting an expendable booster intended to eventually be outfitted for recovery and reuse.

China launches environmental satellite built in cooperation with Brazil

December 21, 2019 Stephen Clark

The sixth in a series of environmental monitoring satellites jointly developed by China and Brazil successfully launched Dec. 20 on top of a Long March 4B rocket.