China launches new remote sensing satellite

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A Kuaizhou-1 carrier rocket lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, October 27, 2021. /China Media Group

China launched a remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Wednesday.

The Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-1A, or KZ-1A, carrier rocket at 2:19 p.m. local time and entered a preset orbit.

It is the 12th flight mission for KZ-1A carrier rockets.