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June 21, 2013

China seeks to boost share of satellite market
Beijing (XNA) Jun 21, 2013
China is actively exploring commercial opportunities to boost its share of the global satellite-launching market, in an attempt to challenge US and European dominance of this field. China Great Wall Industry Corp, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, is using this year's Paris Air Show to showcase its next generation of heavy-lifting rocket, the Long March 5, which is expected to be first launched in 2015. China Great Wall, the country's sole commercial provider of in ... read more

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