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China sent an experiment satellite into space during the maiden flight of the Long March 7 rocket on Jun. 25. Aolong-1’s mission is classified as space junk collection, however, analysts say the satellite can easily be converted into an anti-satellite weapon.
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Operators of Taiwan’s FORMOSAT-2 has almost given up hopes of recovering the spacecraft from safe mode after it lost its second reaction wheel recently. FORMOSAT-2 is a locally developed high-resolution optical satellite with a 2-meter resolution.
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North Korea’s sixth test of the BM25 Musudan road-mobile ballistic missile is considered a partial success by analysts as the weapon had reached an altitude of over 1,000km even though its range was just 450km.
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The Russian Aerospace Force successfully carried out a test-firing of the A-135 anti-ballistic missile interceptor from Sary-Shagan missile testing site in Kazakhstan at 07:00 hours Moscow Standard Time on Jun. 21.
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An on-site inspection by U.S. nuclear arms inspectors in Russia this April has raised a few red flags. American inspectors were unable to verify if the Topol mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles slated for elimination were properly disposed.
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