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Chinese astronomy satellite placed into orbit by Long March rocket

June 15, 2017 Stephen Clark

China’s first X-ray astronomy satellite launched Thursday on a mission to survey the Milky Way galaxy for black holes and pulsars, the remnants left behind after a star burns up its nuclear fuel.

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  • SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    June 12, 2025
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    June 10, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    June 10, 2025
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    June 9, 2025
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    June 7, 2025
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