Category: Space
North Korea launches rocket, Japan says it split into five parts
North Korea launched its rocket carrying a satellite today and Japanese officials said the rocket split into 5 parts.
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North Korea preparing to launch satellite
Commercial satellite imagery shows North Korea is busy stocking up the Fuel/Oxidizer storage bunkers at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station this week.
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First public photos from China’s Gaofen 4
China’s State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense has released the first set of images taken by its new Gaofen 4 earth observation satellite.
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CCTV footage might have showed the launch of DF-21D
China’s CCTV has a story on the new Rocket Force, footage from the Feb. 3 news contains much material of the DF-31A ballistic missile. As the news story tap its footage from various sources, one of the scene might have possibly showed the launch of the DF-21D.
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