
China’s Long March-6 rocket, carrying 20 micro-satellites, blasts off from the launch pad in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi Province, yesterday. Long March-6 is a new Chinese carrier rocket model and will be used for the launch of micro-satellites. The launch marked a record for the number of satellites carried by a Chinese rocket and A first time use of the environmentally-friendly fuel. (Story on P5)Xinhua
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