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  2. China launches classified communication satellite with ... - AOL

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    China on Friday launched the 11th satellite under a classified Chinese military programme with the country's most powerful rocket. Chinese state media reported the successful launch of the ...

  3. Qianfan - Wikipedia

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    Qianfan (Chinese: 千帆星座; pinyin: Qiānfān xīngzuò; lit. 'Thousand Sails Constellation'), [1] officially known as the Spacesail Constellation [2] and also referred to as G60 Starlink, [3] is a planned Chinese low-Earth orbit satellite internet megaconstellation to create a system of worldwide internet coverage.

  4. BeiDou - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, the system began its transition towards global coverage with the first launch of a new-generation of satellites, [48] and the 17th one within the new system. On 25 July 2015, the 18th and 19th satellites were successfully launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center , marking the first time for China to launch two satellites at ...

  5. China will launch first satellites of constellation to rival ...

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    The launch, led by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST), will take place at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, one of China's main satellite and missile launch centres, located in the ...

  6. China launches signal relay satellite for mission to moon's ...

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    BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday launched a satellite that will act as a communications bridge between ground operations on Earth and an upcoming mission on the far side of the moon, marking ...

  7. Queqiao-2 - Wikipedia

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    Queqiao-2 relay satellite (Chinese: 鹊桥二号中继卫星; pinyin: Quèqiáo èr hào zhōngjì wèixīng; lit. 'Magpie Bridge 2 relay satellite'), is the second of the communications relay and radio astronomy satellites designed to support the fourth phase the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, [5] [6] [7] after Queqiao-1 launched in 2018.

  8. China launches first satellites of constellation to rival ...

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    A Chinese state-owned enterprise on Tuesday successfully placed 18 satellites into orbit, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as China seeks to create its own version of U.S. firm SpaceX's Starlink ...

  9. Tiantong (Satellite) - Wikipedia

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    The plan to develop mobile communication satellite system in China has been proposed for more than 30 years. In the early 1990s, the scientists in China put forward that the development of satellite mobile communication was an inevitable requirement for a large country with a vast territory, uneven population distribution and frequent natural disasters.