1.0Parabolic Archttps://parabolicarc.comChina Sets New Record for Launches in Calendar Yearrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OVz12hXmW8"><a href="https://parabolicarc.com/2018/08/26/china-sets-record-launches-calendar-year/">China Sets New Record for Launches in Calendar Year</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://parabolicarc.com/2018/08/26/china-sets-record-launches-calendar-year/embed/#?secret=OVz12hXmW8" width="600" height="338" title="“China Sets New Record for Launches in Calendar Year” — Parabolic Arc" data-secret="OVz12hXmW8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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China set a new national record for the number of launches in a calendar year. A Long March 3B booster lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center with two Beidou navigation satellites bound for medium Earth orbit. It was the 23rd successful launch of the year with no failures. To date, China has launched six boosters with 11 Beidou satellites aboard in 2018. The navigation satellite system, which is similar […]https://parabolicarc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/china_flag.png