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China launches new rocket for carrying satellites

Published Sun, Sep 20, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    Shanghai

    CHINA on Sunday launched a new type of rocket, which will primarily be used for carrying satellites aloft, state media reported, as the country races ahead with an ambitious space programme.

    The Long March-6, a newly developed carrier rocket which uses liquid propellant, took off from a launch base in the northern province of Shanxi on Sunday morning carrying 20 "micro" satellites, the official Xinhua news agency said.

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