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The Chinese space program is scheduled to launch a satellite that is designed for breeding plant seeds.  Shijian-8, expected to launch in September, will be launched from Jiuquan launch center on top of a Long March 2C rocket.  Although nine Chinese spacecrafts have carried seeds into space, the China National Space Administration has not yet launched a satellite designed specifically to carry seeds.  According to officials in the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National defense, the Shijian-8 will have a 15-day mission.

China Plans to Launch First Seed-breeding Satellite