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China launched a new communications satellite called SinoSat-3. The satellite and rocket were primarily developed domestically. The launch comes on the heels of the failed deployment of the SinoSat-2 last year. The new satellite is not intended to completely replace the SinoSat-2, although it will assume the burden of some of the functions originally planned for the SinoSat-2 until a replacement can be launched.