APSTAR 2 LOST IN LONG MARCH FAILURE

A Long March LM-2E launcher carrying a Hughes HS 601 satellite blew up about a minute after a predawn liftoff here Jan. 26, at this Chinese space center. The 164-ft. launcher lifted off about 6:40 a.m. carrying the 3,800-lb. Apstar 2 telecommunications satellite for APT Satellite Company of Hong...

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