China sent two new test satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Tuesday.
The CentiSpace 1-S3/S4 test satellites were launched by a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket at 10:24 am (Beijing Time) and they have entered the planned orbit successfully.
This was the 17th flight mission of the Kuaizhou 1A rockets, according to the launch center.
+ Kuaizhou data sheet at Wikipedia
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NASA Moon rocket ready for second attempt at liftoff
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Sept 3, 2022
After technical issues halted its first launch attempt, NASA will try again on Saturday to get its new 30-story rocket off the ground and send its unmanned test capsule towards the Moon.
If the massive Space Launch System (SLS) lifts off successfully, it will not only be awe-inspiring but also historic for NASA, marking the first of its Artemis program plotting a return to the Moon, fifty years after the final Apollo mission.
The launch is scheduled for 2:17 pm local time (1817 GMT) from Kennedy ... read more
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