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Ministry of Space Industry • Long March 2C • Launch Area 2B (NA)
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Chinese Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable reconnaissance satellite
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Chinese Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable reconnaissance satellite
The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.
Chinese governmental entity in charge of space research from April 1982 to July 1988.
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