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China Successfully Launches Four PIESAT-2 Earth Remote Sensing Satellites Into Orbit

© Photo : CCTVChina on Wednesday used a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket to launch a test satellite into planned orbit, where it will test satellite internet technologies
China on Wednesday used a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket to launch a test satellite into planned orbit, where it will test satellite internet technologies - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.12.2024
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BEIJING (Sputnik) - China successfully launched four PIESAT-2 Earth remote sensing satellites into orbit on Tuesday, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said in a statement.
The launch took place on Tuesday at 2:50 A.M. local time (18:50 GMT on Monday) from the Taiyuan Cosmodrome, located in Shanxi Province in northern China, using the Changzheng-2D ("Long March") launch vehicle.
Staff members are seen at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in the Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia, China.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.07.2024
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