Months after rocket failure, China sends spy satellites into space

China successfully put three new reconnaissance satellites into orbit using a Long March-2C rocket on Friday – its first launch in nearly three months. All launch activities had been put on hold after two failures in June and July that have delayed Beijing’s ambitious space programme, which includes lunar exploration. The three Yaogan-30 satellites were launched from a centre in Sichuan province. More

(Source: South China Morning Post - Oct 1)