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August 22, 2011
DRAGON SPACE
Rocket malfunction causes satellite to not reach preset orbit
Beijing (XNA) Aug 22, 2011
An experimental satellite launched on Thursday failed to enter its designated orbit after its rocket malfunctioned. It was the first launch failure to occur in China since August 1996, when a Long March III launch vehicle proved unable to send Chinasat-7, a communications satellite, into orbit. The latest failure followed on a string of successes China has seen this year in its attempts to send equipment into space and came before the country's first mission to have a space craft rendezvous and do ... read more

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Chinese orbiter launch failure will not affect unmanned space module launch
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DRAGON SPACE

China satellite aborts mission after 'malfunction'
An "experimental" satellite launched by China failed to reach its designated orbit after its rocket malfunctioned, state media reported Friday. ... more
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Pausing for Tiangong
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China's plans to shield Mideast oil routes
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World economy needs US-China cooperation: Biden
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