China launches new remote sensing satellite
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-36 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 27, 2022. (Photo by Liu Guanghui/Xinhua)
XICHANG, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Sunday.
The Yaogan-36 satellite was lifted at 8:23 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2D carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully.
This launch marked the 451st mission for the Long March series carrier rockets.
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-36 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 27, 2022 (Photo by Liu Guanghui/Xinhua)
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-36 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 27, 2022. (Photo by Liu Guanghui/Xinhua)
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