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Rocket: Chang Zheng 3A; Payload: Fengyun 2-06 (Fengyun 2-E); Date: 23 December 2008, 0054 UTC; Site: Xichang launch centre, China. The weather satellite entered the preset geostationary transfer orbit 24 minutes after lift-off.
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