The satellite, called Gaofen-9(05), was sent into orbit by a Long March-2D carrier rocket
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Specially developed for China's manned space programme, Long March-5B will be mainly used to launch the modules of the space station.
While Beijing and Addis Ababa are still in talks over the receiver station, the project is expected to be realised in the next three years.
Apart from launches planned by state-owned CASC, the country’s launch activity will be further boosted by new private firms including China Rocket.
Wang described his visit as a “vivid manifestation of the historic Ethiopia-China strategic partnership,” noting that 2019 marked a landmark year for both...
The satellite, which was launched from the Taiyuan space in northern China, will be used for weather forecast and crop monitoring, officials said.
The space satellite, which will be launched from China, will be used for agricultural transformation, forest resource monitoring, weather forecast as well as...