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    China's first private satellite launch ends in failure

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    Jon Fingas
    Jon Fingas
    10.28.2018

    China's young private spaceflight industry has enjoyed some success, but it's still facing setbacks. The first private attempt at a satellite launch failed on October 27th when the third stage of LandSpace's Zhuque-1 rocket didn't reach orbit. It's not certain what led to the failure. However, the vehicle was carrying a commercial satellite for the state-owned network CCTV.