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China Launches Yaogan-24 Remote Sensing Satellite[Nov 20, 2014]

China sent the Yaogan-24 remote sensing satellite into a scheduled orbit at 3:12 p.m. on Thursday from the Jiuquan satellite launch center. Yaogan satellites will mainly be used for scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief. The Yaogan-24 was carried by a Long March-2D rocket, th...

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China's Tianhe-2 Takes 4th Fastest Supercomputer Crown[Nov 18, 2014]

For the fourth consecutive time, Tianhe-2, developed by China's National University of Defense Technology, has retained the top spot as the world's fastest supercomputer, according to a biannual Top500 list of supercomputers released here on Monday. The updated list came on the heels of an announcement Friday by the U.S. Depart...

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China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellite[Nov 15, 2014]

China launched the Yaogan-23 remote sensing satellite into scheduled orbit at 2:53 a.m. on Saturday Beijing Time from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite will mainly be used for scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief. It was carried by a Long March-2C rocket, markin...

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China Plans to Launch about 120 Applied Satellites[Nov 13, 2014]

China will launch around 120 more applied satellites to accommodate economic and social needs, a senior executive of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said on Monday. China will launch about 70 remote sensing satellites to detect the near-Earth space environment and predict extreme events.

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China Develops Anti-drone Laser[Nov 03, 2014]

China has successfully tested a homemade laser defense system specially targeting small-scale drones flying at low attitude. The machine is able to shoot down various small aircraft within a two-kilometer radius and can do so in five seconds after locating its target, said a statement released Sunday by the China Academy of Eng...

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China's Unmanned Lunar Orbiter Returns Home, First in Nearly Four Decades[Nov 03, 2014]

China succeeded Saturday in the world's first mission to the Moon and back in some 40 years, becoming the third nation to do so after the former Soviet Union and the United States. The test lunar orbiter, nicknamed "Xiaofei" on Chinese social networks, landed in Siziwang Banner of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region early ...

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