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China launches Dong Fang Hong I, becoming the fifth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.
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Dong Fang Hong 1
First satellite launched by China in 1970
Dong Fang Hong 1, in the western world also known as China 1 or PRC 1, was the first space satellite of the People's Republic of China (PRC), launched successfully on 24 April 1970 as part of the PRC's Dongfanghong space satellite program. It was a part of the "Two Bombs, One…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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