A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-42 01 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
China on Wednesday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, placing a remote sensing satellite in space.
The rocket blasted off at 6:56 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan and sent the Yaogan-42 01 satellite into the preset orbit.
It was the 515th flight mission of the Long March series rockets.
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