China launches probe satellite to test tech for future space missions
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ITHome reports that on 11 November 2026 at 19:41, China launched the Explorer satellite from Jiuquan on a Long March 2D rocket; the satellite will test key technologies for the Hongmeng, Kuafu-2, exoplanet survey and enhanced X-ray timing and polarization observatory missions planned over the next 3-5 years. [1]
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