Anti-Satellite's Comeback
China launches its first lunar probe from a Xichang Space Center launch pad on 24 October 2007. The launcher rocket shown is a Long March 3A model, which is larger than the KT-2 medium range ballistic missile used for the 11 January 2008 satellite intercept.
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China launches its first lunar probe from a Xichang Space Center launch pad... -
The US satellite in degrading orbit was shot down on the evening of 20... -
GPS satellites, which provide navigational input for military precision...
