China tested hypersonic missile in orbit, Financial Times says Around World journal


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The test, which was reportedly carried out in August, has not been announced, contrary to custom. China has tested a new space capability with a hypersonic missile in orbit, reported on Saturday. Financial Times . The article in the British business and financial daily, citing several sources with knowledge of the test, indicates that Beijing launched in August a nuclear-capable missile that circled the Earth in low orbit before descending towards its target, which failed. over 32 kilometers according to three sources. FT sources said the hypersonic glider was carried by a Long March rocket, whose launches are usually announced,...