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Haiyang 2C

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China launches Haiyang oceanography satellite

September 22, 2020 Stephen Clark

A Chinese oceanography satellite designed to measure wave height and winds launched Monday aboard a Long March 4B rocket equipped with grid fins to help control the first stage’s descent back to Earth, an improvement aimed at keeping falling boosters away from Chinese villages.

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  • Virgin Orbit pauses operations amid financial troubles
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    March 17, 2023
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    March 16, 2023
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    March 16, 2023
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