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Chinese Satellite Launch Results in Debris Dropped on Settlement

China recently launched two navigation satellites into space. While the mission was successful, it ended up sending booster segments crashing back to Earth. The two satellites are the 50th and 51st components of the GNS (global navigation satellite) system named the “BeiDou constellation” that China aims to complete by next year. Debris risk The satellites were ...

Troy Oakes

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