This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2019-02-20 07:13
Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.
On Feb 20, 1968, the China Academy of Space Technology was established as the main spacecraft development and production facility in China.
Two years after its foundation, China successfully sent its first satellite, Dongfanghong 1, into orbit in April 1970, making the country the fifth to achieve independent launch capability.
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