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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

ANI China shot down one of its own satellites in Jan.2010

The US-based Foreign Policy magazine has reported that China has shot down one of its dysfunctional satellites with a missile for the second time in three years.

According to The China Daily, the satellite was destroyed in January. The reported firing took place at almost the same time as a successful missile interception test that China conducted on January 11.

According to the website of Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV, during the interception test, US agencies spotted two missiles launched from two locations from the Chinese mainland, colliding outside the atmosphere.

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