Clandestine spy satellite launched by China

A clandestine satellite launched on top of a Long March 4B rocket Monday to collect intelligence for the Chinese government. The Yaogan 21 satellite lifted off at 0322 GMT Monday (11:22 p.m. EDT Sunday) from the Taiyuan space center in northern China's Shanxi province, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Liftoff was at 11:22 a.m. Beijing time. The Long March 4B launcher also carried a secondary payload named Tiantuo 2 designed and built by the National University of Defense, Xinhua reported. Monday's liftoff marked the fourth space launch by China in a month after a lull in launches in the first half of the year. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 9)