China launches new remote-sensing satellites
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China successfully sent a group of new remote-sensing satellites into orbit from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday. Belonging to the Yaogan-30 family, the satellites were launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 11:19 p.m. The satellites have entered their planned orbits and will be used for electromagnetic environment detection and related tests.