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China launches new remote sensing satellite
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A Long March-2C carrier rocket blasts off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, March 13, 2023. /CCTV Plus
A Long March-2C carrier rocket blasts off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, March 13, 2023. /CCTV Plus

A Long March-2C carrier rocket blasts off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, March 13, 2023. /CCTV Plus

China launched a new remote sensing satellite from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China on Monday. 

The satellite, named Horus-2, was launched atop a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 12:02 p.m. Beijing Time and has entered its set orbit.

Horus-1 satellite was launched on February 24.

Monday's launch marks the 466th flight mission of China's Long March rocket series.

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