Intelsat 708
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intelsat-708-206-4437185
title:
Intelsat 708
text:
Intelsat 708 was a telecommunications satellite built by the American company Space Systems/Loral for Intelsat. It was destroyed on 15 February 1996 when the Long March 3B launch vehicle failed while being launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China. The launch vehicle veered off course immediately after liftoff and struck a nearby village, killing at least six people. The accident investigation identified a failure in the guidance system of the Long March 3B. After the Intelsat 7
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Chinese failed satellite launch in 1996
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelsat_708
date created:
2005-11-07T08:05:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T18:35:14Z
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