China launches new remote sensing satellite
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XICHANG -- China on Tuesday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province.
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the satellite Yaogan-39 lifted off at 4:03 am (Beijing Time).
The launch was the 492nd mission undertaken by the Long March rocket series.
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