China successfully launched a new satellite on 24 October to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies.
Highlights:
It was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest Chinas Sichuan Province.
The satellite, named Shijian-21, was launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, and it entered the planned orbit successfully.
The satellite will be mainly used to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies.
Shijian-21 was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest Chinas Sichuan Province on a Long March-3B carrier rocket.
The satellite will be mainly used to test
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