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China launches new satellite group for Spacesail Constellation

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The Long March-6 rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, carrying a new batch of satellites for the Spacesail Constellation, Shanxi Province, China, December 5, 2024. /CMG
The Long March-6 rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, carrying a new batch of satellites for the Spacesail Constellation, Shanxi Province, China, December 5, 2024. /CMG

The Long March-6 rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, carrying a new batch of satellites for the Spacesail Constellation, Shanxi Province, China, December 5, 2024. /CMG

The new satellite group, launched from Shanxi Province, begins its journey into space aboard the Long March-6 rocket, December 5, 2024. /CMG
The new satellite group, launched from Shanxi Province, begins its journey into space aboard the Long March-6 rocket, December 5, 2024. /CMG

The new satellite group, launched from Shanxi Province, begins its journey into space aboard the Long March-6 rocket, December 5, 2024. /CMG

China sent a new group of satellites into space on Thursday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.

Launched at 12:41 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket, the satellite group, the third batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, entered the preset orbits successfully.

The launch marks the 550th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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