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China launches Gaofen-13 observation satellite towards geostationary orbit – SpaceNews

Chinese Earth observation Gaofen-13 is on its way to a geostationary orbit after successful launch on a Long March 3B from Xichang Oct. 11.

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HELSINKI Chinese Earth observation Gaofen-13 is on its way to a geostationary orbit after successful launch on a Long March 3B from Xichang Oct. 11. 
The Long March 3B lifted off from Xichang, southwest China at 12:57 p.m. Eastern. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) confirmed launch success just over an hour later (Chinese). 
It is the first launch from the busiest of Chinas four launch sites since July 9. The site underwent renovations and upgrades involving launch towers…

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