China's Kuaizhou 1A rocket launches five new satellites
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Updated: 2023-08-14 14:52
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XICHANG -- China successfully launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket to send five new satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Monday.
The A to E satellites belonging to the Head 3 micro-satellite constellation were launched at 1:32 pm (Beijing Time), and entered the planned orbit successfully.
The satellites will mainly be used for providing commercial remote-sensing services.
The launch was the 27th mission undertaken with Kuaizhou 1A series rockets.
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