The US navy destroyed a decaying spy satellite that was falling to earth with potentially hazardous fuel, prompting accusations of double standards from China ...full story at Financial Times
from Financial Times on Thu, Feb 21 2008
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| 27 Apr 08 |
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China launches first data relay satellite »
YouTube video BEIJING, April 25 -- China lauched the country's first data relay satellite "Tianlian I" Friday night.
The satellite was launched on a Long March-3C carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 1... |
| 25 Jan 08 |
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Sino-Brazilian earth resources satellite officially put into use » People's Daily The first high-definition earth resources satellite co-developed by China and Brazil began providing services for customers in the two countries on Thursday. "The operation of the satellite will break the monopoly of the high-defini ... |
| 25 Jan 08 |
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Satellite all set » Shanghai Daily THE first high-definition Earth resources satellite co-developed by China and Brazil has began providing services for customers in the two countries. "The operation of the satellite will break the monopoly of high-definition photo data by foreign... |
| 09 Jun 08 |
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China launches French-built satellite » Shanghai Daily CHINA launched a new communications satellite, Zhongxing-9, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern Sichuan Province at 8:15pm (Beijing Time) today. The satellite was shot into space aboard... |
| 10 Jun 08 |
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China launches French-built satellite » People's Daily China launched a new communications satellite, Zhongxing-9, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern Sichuan Province at 8:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) Monday. The satellite was shot into space aboard the Long March-3 ... |
| 19 Jul 10 |
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US report claims China shoots down its own satellite » People's Daily For the second time in three years, China has shot down one of its dysfunctional satellites with a missile, US-based Foreign Policy magazine reported in its latest issue. The destruction of the satellite, which reportedly happened in January, shows... |