New Chinese communications satellite fails after fuel leak
China's Dongfanghong No. 3 communications satellite, launched last November, has failed in orbit after a fuel leak. The China Daily reported yesterday that the domestically produced spacecraft, which was designed for an eight-year service life, has experienced a leak in its attitude control thruster...
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