24 April 2020
The Space Day of China, which falls on 24 April, is more special this year, as it marks the 50th anniversary of the successful launch of Dongfanghong 1, the country's first man-made satellite. It listed China as the fifth country in the world to develop and launch a man-made satellite on its own, and recorded the country's first step in exploring the vast space.
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