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Hainan Wenchang Satellite Launch - China

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-45 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 9, 2025. China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. The Yaogan-45 satellite was launched at 10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the preset orbit successfully. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hainan Wenchang Satellite Launch - China

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-45 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 9, 2025. China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. The Yaogan-45 satellite was launched at 10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the preset orbit successfully. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hainan Wenchang Satellite Launch - China

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-45 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 9, 2025. China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. The Yaogan-45 satellite was launched at 10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the preset orbit successfully. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hainan Wenchang Satellite Launch - China

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-45 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 9, 2025. China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. The Yaogan-45 satellite was launched at 10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the preset orbit successfully. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hainan Wenchang Satellite Launch - China

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-45 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 9, 2025. China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. The Yaogan-45 satellite was launched at 10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the preset orbit successfully. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan emperor, empress meet ex-residents of Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) invite two former residents of Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean to an annex of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2025. The imperial couple visited the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, in April 2025 to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle there during the final year of World War II. Currently residents of Nasu, the two, both in their 90s, were ordered to evacuate from the island in 1944.

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Japan emperor, empress meet ex-residents of Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) invite two former residents of Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean to an annex of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2025. The imperial couple visited the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, in April 2025 to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle there during the final year of World War II. Currently residents of Nasu, the two, both in their 90s, were ordered to evacuate from the island in 1944.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, following a one-day trip to Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple commemorated the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, following a one-day trip to Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple commemorated the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, following a one-day trip to Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple commemorated the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II.

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apan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, following a one-day trip to Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple commemorated the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are pictured after laying flowers on April 7, 2025, at a memorial on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean created by the Tokyo metropolitan government to commemorate the Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are pictured after laying flowers at the Peace Cemetery Park on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit on April 7, 2025, a memorial on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean created by the Tokyo metropolitan government to commemorate the Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers on April 7, 2025, at a memorial on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean created by the Tokyo metropolitan government to commemorate the Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, L) and Empress Masako (front, R) visit on April 7, 2025, the memorial monument on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean erected by the Japanese central government to commemorate the Japanese soldiers who died in the battle against the United States on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers on April 7, 2025, at the memorial monument on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean erected by the Japanese central government to commemorate the Japanese soldiers who died in the battle against the United States on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bow after laying flowers at the Peace Cemetery Park on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers at the Peace Cemetery Park on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers at the Peace Cemetery Park on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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[Breaking News]GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drill on remote island

KAGOSHIMA, Japan, Feb. 27 Kyodo - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel conduct a joint exercise with U.S. Marine Corps members on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 27, 2025. The Iron Fist exercise is meant to strengthen Japan's capability to defend and recapture its remote islands. (Kyodo)

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drill on remote island

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel conduct a joint exercise with U.S. Marine Corps members on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 27, 2025. The Iron Fist exercise is meant to strengthen Japan's capability to defend and recapture its remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drill on remote island

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel conduct a joint exercise with U.S. Marine Corps members on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 27, 2025. The Iron Fist exercise is meant to strengthen Japan's capability to defend and recapture its remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drill on remote island

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel conduct a joint exercise with U.S. Marine Corps members on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 27, 2025. The Iron Fist exercise is meant to strengthen Japan's capability to defend and recapture its remote islands.

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Drone medicine delivery service

A self-operating drone carrying prescribed medicine flies over a patient's house on a remote island in Goto in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki on Feb. 10, 2025, after leaving a nearby medical clinic. Trading company Toyota Tsusho Corp. conducted the test flight of about 3.2 kilometers in an area lacking public transportation, aiming to begin commercial service in the business year from April at the earliest.

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Drone medicine delivery service

A self-operating drone carrying prescribed medicine flies over a patient's house on a remote island in Goto in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki on Feb. 10, 2025, after leaving a nearby medical clinic. Trading company Toyota Tsusho Corp. conducted the test flight of about 3.2 kilometers in an area lacking public transportation, aiming to begin commercial service in the business year from April at the earliest.

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US: Palisades Fire Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 4

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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US: Palisades Fire Smoke Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 2

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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High-grade gold ore found off remote island south of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - An illustration shows the location of Aogashima Island (arrow) in the Pacific. A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo said on June 2, 2016 that it discovered high-grade gold ore in 2015 in a hydrothermal deposit at an underwater volcanic crater off Aogashima Island in the Izu Island chain over 350 kilometers south of Tokyo.(Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan-U.S. joint defense exercise

YONAGUNI, Japan, Aug. 4 Kyodo - Video taken Aug. 4, 2024, shows a U.S. Marine Corps latest-model radar deployed at the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's camp on Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa during Resolute Dragon, a Japan-U.S. joint exercise held between late July and early August. The drill is aimed at strengthening the capability to defend remote islands. (Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. joint defense exercise

Photo taken Aug. 4, 2024, shows a U.S. Marine Corps latest-model radar (back) deployed at the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's camp on Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa during Resolute Dragon, a Japan-U.S. joint exercise held between late July and early August. The drill is aimed at strengthening the capability to defend remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint defense exercise

Photo taken Aug. 4, 2024, shows a U.S. Marine Corps latest-model radar (back) deployed at the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's camp on Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa during Resolute Dragon, a Japan-U.S. joint exercise held between late July and early August. The drill is aimed at strengthening the capability to defend remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint defense exercise

Photo taken Aug. 4, 2024, shows a U.S. Marine Corps latest-model radar deployed at the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's camp on Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa during Resolute Dragon, a Japan-U.S. joint exercise held between late July and early August. The drill is aimed at strengthening the capability to defend remote islands.

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-AEROSPACE INDUSTRY (CN)

(240706) -- HAIKOU, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. In recent years, Hainan has been continuously advancing the layout of the aerospace industry, with Wenchang focusing on the development of space launching and supporting service industry clusters, and Sanya on satellite remote sensing information application industry clusters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-AEROSPACE INDUSTRY (CN)

(240706) -- HAIKOU, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This long-exposure photo shows a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. In recent years, Hainan has been continuously advancing the layout of the aerospace industry, with Wenchang focusing on the development of space launching and supporting service industry clusters, and Sanya on satellite remote sensing information application industry clusters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

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Villagers in Papua New Guinea appeal for aid following devastating landslide

STORY: Villagers in Papua New Guinea appeal for aid following devastating landslide SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: YAMBALI, Papua New Guinea CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of landslide in Papua New Guinea 2. SOUNDBITE (local language): FRIDA YEAHKAL, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE (local language): YURI YAPARA, Local resident 4. various of aids in Papua New Guinea STORYLINE: Residents of Yambali in Papua New Guinea are urgently appealing for aid after a catastrophic landslide left the village in ruins last Friday. A massive landslide brought boulders, earth, and splintered trees down on Yambali, which is located in the remote highlands of the Pacific island country. The landslide occurred when part of the limestone mountainside collapsed and devastated everything in its path. Thousands of villagers remain at risk from a potential landslide, and authorities in Papua New Guinea are actively searching for a safe evacuation area. Emergency responders have

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drills in southwestern Japan

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps carry out a large-size exercise on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 11, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drills in southwestern Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (R) and U.S. Marine Corps personnel chat during a large-scale exercise on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 11, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drill in southwestern Japan

A large-scale exercise of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps is carried out on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 11, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drill in southwestern Japan

U.S. Marine Corps personnel land on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during a large-scale exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on March 11, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drill in southwestern Japan

U.S. Marine Corps personnel land on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during a large-scale exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on March 11, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drill in southwestern Japan

A large-scale exercise of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps is carried out on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 11, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drills in southwestern Japan

A large-scale exercise of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps is carried out on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 10, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drills in southwestern Japan

A large-scale exercise of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps is carried out on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 10, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drills in southwestern Japan

A large-scale exercise of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps is carried out on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 10, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drills in southwestern Japan

A large-scale exercise of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps is carried out on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 10, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231216) -- BEIJING, Dec. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-5 Y6 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-41, a high-orbit optical remote sensing satellite, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 15, 2023. China successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into its planned orbit from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the southern island province of Hainan on Friday. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-HAINAN-WENCHANG-REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE (CN)

(231215) -- WENCHANG, Dec. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-5 Y6 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-41, a high-orbit optical remote sensing satellite, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 15, 2023. China successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into its planned orbit from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the southern island province of Hainan on Friday. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-HAINAN-WENCHANG-REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE (CN)

(231215) -- WENCHANG, Dec. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-5 Y6 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-41, a high-orbit optical remote sensing satellite, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 15, 2023. China successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into its planned orbit from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the southern island province of Hainan on Friday. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-HAINAN-WENCHANG-REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE (CN)

(231215) -- WENCHANG, Dec. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-5 Y6 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-41, a high-orbit optical remote sensing satellite, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 15, 2023. China successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into its planned orbit from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the southern island province of Hainan on Friday. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)