China to Conduct Over 20 Satellite Launches This Year

China plans to conduct more than 20 satellite launch missions in 2016, which positions China to exceed launches by the US, an official from the country's Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said on Monday. Among them, a total of 15 launches are significant projects or first flights, People's Daily quoted the official as saying. The country will send several rockets in space, including Tiangong-2, an orbiting space lab and Shenzhou-11, a manned spacecraft with two people on board. More

(Source: NDTV - Mar 2)