China Launches Country’s Record Payload On Long March-8Y2

Chinese Long March-8Y2 launch
Credit: Xinhua
SINGAPORE—China has launched a record 22 satellites into orbit following the liftoff of a Long March CZ-8Y2 rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Feb. 27. The launch broke the record for the most satellites sent into space in a single mission, and is the first mission for the modified...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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