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  • China puts government surveillance satellite in orbit

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    The Yaogan 22 satellite lifted off on a Long March 4C rocket at 2:31 p.m. Beijing time Monday. Credit: Xinhua China sent a reconnaissance satellite into orbit Monday from the Taiyuan space center, expanding the country’s network of intelligence-gathering spacecraft. The Yaogan 22 satellite lifted off at 0631 GMT (2:31 a.m. EDT) Monday aboard a…