(EyesOnSci)CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCHING (CN)
(240421) -- XICHANG, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-42 02 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 21, 2024. China on Sunday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, placing a remote sensing satellite in space.
The rocket blasted off at 7:45 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan and sent the Yaogan-42 02 satellite into the preset orbit.
It was the 517th flight mission of the Long March series rockets. (Photo by Yang Xi/Xinhua)
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