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China launches Yunhai-3 satellite for environmental monitoring
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The Long March-6A carrier rocket blasts off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, November 12, 2022. /CMG
The Long March-6A carrier rocket blasts off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, November 12, 2022. /CMG

The Long March-6A carrier rocket blasts off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, November 12, 2022. /CMG

China launched a new satellite Yunhai-3 for environmental monitoring on Saturday.

The satellite, atop a Long March-6A carrier rocket, lifted off at 6:52 a.m. from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province and successfully entered the pre-set orbit.

A Long March-6A rocket carrying a Yunhai-3 satellite at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. /CMG
A Long March-6A rocket carrying a Yunhai-3 satellite at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. /CMG

A Long March-6A rocket carrying a Yunhai-3 satellite at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. /CMG

The satellite will be used for atmospheric, maritime and space environment monitoring, disaster prevention and mitigation, and scientific experiments.

It was the 448th launch for the Long March carrier rocket series.

The Long March-6A rocket carrying a Yunhai-3 satellite before taking off. /CMG
The Long March-6A rocket carrying a Yunhai-3 satellite before taking off. /CMG

The Long March-6A rocket carrying a Yunhai-3 satellite before taking off. /CMG

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