China launches new satellite for space environment survey
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Updated: 2021-04-09 07:41
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TAIYUAN - China successfully sent an experiment satellite into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi province Friday.
The satellite, the third of the Shiyan-6 series, was launched by a Long March-4B carrier rocket at 7:01 am (Beijing Time).
It will be used to carry out space environment survey and experiments on related technologies.
Friday's launch was the 365th by the Long March rocket series.
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