China Successfully Launches ChinaSat-9 Direct Broadcast Satellite

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At 20:15 on June 9, 2008, Beijing time, …

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According to data from the Xián Satellite Control Centre (XSCC), ...
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ChinaSat-9 has a launch weight of 4,466kg, and was developed by Thales Alenia Space of France from the company’s Spacebus 4000 platform,…

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…launch was developed…
This launch marked the 107th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles and China’s …]