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  First launch of Chinese Kuaizhou-11 rocket ends in failure

  Launch of a new Chinese Kuaizhou-11 commercial solid rocket ended in failure Friday resulting in the loss of two satellites.

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  China launches Shiyan-6 and Gaofen remote sensing satellites with two launches in three days

  China launched the classified Shiyan-6 (02) satellite on Saturday, following launch of a Gaofen ‘multi mode’ Earth observation satellite two days earlier.

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  Final Beidou-3 satellite reaches operational orbit, China’s launch sites gear up for July missions

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  China launches final satellite to complete Beidou system, booster falls downrange

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  China launches third Gaofen-9 satellite, postpones Beidou mission

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