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China launches new remote sensing satellite
By Xinhua Published: Dec 10, 2023 03:47 PM
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-39 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 10, 2023. The rocket blasted off at 9:58 a.m. (Beijing Time), and sent the satellite into the preset orbit. It was the 500th flight mission of the Long March series rockets. (Photo: Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-39 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 10, 2023. The rocket blasted off at 9:58 a.m. (Beijing Time), and sent the satellite into the preset orbit. It was the 500th flight mission of the Long March series rockets. (Photo: Xinhua)


 

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-39 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 10, 2023. The rocket blasted off at 9:58 a.m. (Beijing Time), and sent the satellite into the preset orbit. It was the 500th flight mission of the Long March series rockets. (Photo: Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-39 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 10, 2023. The rocket blasted off at 9:58 a.m. (Beijing Time), and sent the satellite into the preset orbit. It was the 500th flight mission of the Long March series rockets. (Photo: Xinhua)


 


 

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-39 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 10, 2023. The rocket blasted off at 9:58 a.m. (Beijing Time), and sent the satellite into the preset orbit. It was the 500th flight mission of the Long March series rockets. (Photo: Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-39 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 10, 2023. The rocket blasted off at 9:58 a.m. (Beijing Time), and sent the satellite into the preset orbit. It was the 500th flight mission of the Long March series rockets. (Photo: Xinhua)


 


 

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-39 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 10, 2023. The rocket blasted off at 9:58 a.m. (Beijing Time), and sent the satellite into the preset orbit. It was the 500th flight mission of the Long March series rockets. (Photo: Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-39 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 10, 2023. The rocket blasted off at 9:58 a.m. (Beijing Time), and sent the satellite into the preset orbit. It was the 500th flight mission of the Long March series rockets. (Photo: Xinhua)


 


 

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-39 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 10, 2023. The rocket blasted off at 9:58 a.m. (Beijing Time), and sent the satellite into the preset orbit. It was the 500th flight mission of the Long March series rockets. (Photo: Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-39 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 10, 2023. The rocket blasted off at 9:58 a.m. (Beijing Time), and sent the satellite into the preset orbit. It was the 500th flight mission of the Long March series rockets. (Photo: Xinhua)