Yaogan-50 satellite launch: rocket lifts off from Taiyuan

Night launch of a Chinese carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-50 satellite from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center — the spacecraft later broke up in orbit

A nighttime launch of a Chinese carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, carrying the Yaogan-50 spacecraft. This very satellite later disintegrated in orbit, producing 43 debris pieces tracked by the United States.

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