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China launches new remote sensing satellite
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A Long March-2C carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, February 24, 2023. /China Media Group
A Long March-2C carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, February 24, 2023. /China Media Group

A Long March-2C carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, February 24, 2023. /China Media Group

China sent a new remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Friday.

The satellite, atop a Long March-2C carrier rocket, was launched at 12:01 p.m. Beijing time. It has entered the preset orbit.

Friday's launch marks the 464th flight mission of China's Long March rocket series.

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