China state agency successfully launches rocket for commercial use: CCTV
49PM [Updated: Sat Aug 17, 2019 04:49PM ]/ A Chinese government space agency successfully launched on Saturday its first rocket meant for commercial use, state television CCTV reported, as firms in the country compete to join a commercial satellite boom. Smart Dragon-1 rocket, which weighs 23 tones and was developed by a unit of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), successfully delivered three satellites into orbit after a launch in Jiuquan, Gansu, CCTV said./ China envisions constellations of commercial satellites that can ...
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