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Take off
By VCG Published: Sep 19, 2024 11:20 PM
The 59th and 60th satellites of the BeiDou system are launched at 9:14 am by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on September 19, 2024.(See story on Page 4) Photo: VCG

The 59th and 60th satellites of the BeiDou system are launched at 9:14 am by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on September 19, 2024.(See story on Page 4) Photo: VCG



 
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