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China launches mapping satellite
Posted: Sun, Nov 5, 2023, 11:36 AM ET (1636 GMT)
China launched a mapping satellite Tuesday. A Long March 6 lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 6:50 pm EDT (2250 GMT) and placed the Tianhui-5 satellite into orbit, state media reported. The spacecraft is the latest in a series of satellites operated by China's military for topographic mapping.
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