Shattering a record for annual Chinese launch activity, a Long March rocket streaked into a predawn sky Thursday and entered orbit with a Beidou navigation satellite. The Long March 3A rocket lifted off at 5:07 a.m. Beijing time on Friday. Credit: Chinese Defence Ministry A Long March 3A booster lifted off at 2107 GMT (4:07 p.m. EST) from the Xichang space center in southwest China's Sichuan province, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. The launch occurred at 5:07 a.m. Beijing time. The 172-foot-tall Long March rocket deployed China's 10th operational Beidou navigation satellite launched since 2007. Chinese officials said the launch was successful. The spacecraft is bound for...
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