Chinese Mainland Commercial Rocket Launches Satellites from Sea
The Chinese mainland’s CERES-1 Y7 commercial rocket lifted off from waters near Shandong, deploying Tianqi constellation satellites into orbit early today.
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The Chinese mainland’s CERES-1 Y7 commercial rocket lifted off from waters near Shandong, deploying Tianqi constellation satellites into orbit early today.
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