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Long March launch of Chang'e 5 T1
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Chinese rocket, not Falcon 9, linked to upper stage on lunar impact trajectory

In a case of celestial mistaken identity, a spent upper stage that will crash on the far side of the moon in March is now linked to a Chinese launch in 2014, not a SpaceX launch of an Earth and space science satellite in 2015, illustrating the difficulties in tracking objects beyond Earth orbit.

by Jeff Foust February 13, 2022January 23, 2023
A Long March 3B lifts off from LC-2 at Xichang carrying the final Beidou satellite, June 22, 2020.
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China launches final satellite to complete Beidou system, booster falls downrange

by Andrew Jones June 23, 2020January 23, 2023
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Long March 3B carrying commercial Indonesian satellite fails

by Caleb Henry April 9, 2020January 23, 2023
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China launches latest Beidou satellite for global navigation system

by Andrew Jones June 24, 2019January 23, 2023

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