Sunday, September 4, 2016

China Rocket Launch Reportedly Failed

VOA News Fri, Sep 2 10:32 AM PDT 
Chinese state news media have yet to report on the attempted liftoff of a Long March 4C rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province. "A website built and run by Chinese professional astronautic experts ... said [the rocket] failed to insert its payload, the Gaofen-10 satellite, into its designated orbit," the SCMP is reporting. The Hong Kong-based newspaper also says police in Shanxi's neighboring, Shaanxi, posted photos of a search and recovery mission for debris on Thursday. According to The Wall Street Journal and Spaceflightinsider.com, Chinese officials usually announce space launches within hours of liftoff, and U.S. Strategic Command typically confirms the arrival of new objects in space. ...
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