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12:53, 19-Jan-2018
China's Long March-11 carrier rocket sends six satellites into space
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China launched a Long March-11 carrier rocket at 12:12 p.m. on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Gansu Province, sending six satellites into orbit.
The Long March-11 is carrying the Jilin-1 07 and 08 commercial Earth observation satellites into space.
Jilin-1 is a remote sensing satellite designed to provide high-definition video imaging.
The launch is China's fourth in 2018 and also the 264th using the Long March carrier rocket series.
(Top image via People's Daily)
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