2024.01.09 22:30 GMT+8

China launches new X-ray satellite Einstein Probe

Updated 2024.01.09 22:30 GMT+8
CGTN

China launched a new X-ray satellite into its planned orbit atop a Long March-2C carrier rocket on Tuesday. From its orbit 600 kilometers above ground, the probe will use its wide-field X-ray telescope, built using novel lobster-eye optics technology, to discover high-energy transients and monitor variable objects.

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