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So far this year China has made 19 aerospace launches, ranking second in the world, it was learned at a news conference given by the State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
"China plans to make 100 rocket and 100 satellite launches, and to have 100 satellites stably orbiting in space during the 12th Five-Year-Plan period," said Zhao Xiaojin, head of the aerospace department of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Zhao said that over the next four to five years China plans to conduct around 20 aerospace launches a year. So far this year China has successfully sent 21 spacecraft into space with 19 launches, including three Beidou navigation satellites, the Tiangong 1 and Shenzhou 8 spacecrafts.
"China ranks the world's second in aerospace launching with its 19 launches; Russia ranks first with 36 launches and the US with 18," said Zhao.
http://qanda.newscontent.cctv.com/news.jsp?fileId=125914
"China plans to make 100 rocket and 100 satellite launches, and to have 100 satellites stably orbiting in space during the 12th Five-Year-Plan period," said Zhao Xiaojin, head of the aerospace department of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Zhao said that over the next four to five years China plans to conduct around 20 aerospace launches a year. So far this year China has successfully sent 21 spacecraft into space with 19 launches, including three Beidou navigation satellites, the Tiangong 1 and Shenzhou 8 spacecrafts.
"China ranks the world's second in aerospace launching with its 19 launches; Russia ranks first with 36 launches and the US with 18," said Zhao.
http://qanda.newscontent.cctv.com/news.jsp?fileId=125914