China's new-generation rocket sends 22 satellites into space in record-setting mission

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China's new-generation rocket sends 22 satellites into space in record-setting mission

STORY: China's new-generation rocket sends 22 satellites into space in record-setting mission DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of Long March-8 rocket STORYLINE: China launched a Long March-8 rocket to place 22 satellites in space on Sunday, setting a domestic record for the most spacecraft launched by a single rocket. The rocket blasted off at 11:06 a.m. (Beijing Time) at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern Hainan Province before sending the satellites into preset orbit. These satellites will then be released in 12 groups. They will be mainly used for commercial remote sensing services, marine environment monitoring, forest fire prevention and disaster mitigation. The mission marked the 409th flight of the Long March carrier rockets. The Long March-8 used for Sunday's launch is a modified version of the medium-lift carrier rocket and is 48 meters long with a takeoff weight of 198 tonnes

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