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China launches Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket

STORY: China launches Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rocket STORYLINE: China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket with 26 satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, and sent a group of experiment satellites into the planned orbits. The satellites will be mainly used for technology verification and commercial remote sensing information services. The launch marked the second flight mission of the Lijian-1 carrier rocket series. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230607) -- JIUQUAN, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 7, 2023. China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket with 26 satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, and sent a group of experiment satellites into the planned orbits. The satellites will be mainly used for technology verification and commercial remote sensing information services. (Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230607) -- JIUQUAN, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 7, 2023. China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket with 26 satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, and sent a group of experiment satellites into the planned orbits. The satellites will be mainly used for technology verification and commercial remote sensing information services. (Photo by Sun Haiying/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230607) -- JIUQUAN, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 7, 2023. China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket with 26 satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, and sent a group of experiment satellites into the planned orbits. The satellites will be mainly used for technology verification and commercial remote sensing information services. (Photo by Sun Haiying/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230607) -- JIUQUAN, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 7, 2023. China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket with 26 satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, and sent a group of experiment satellites into the planned orbits. The satellites will be mainly used for technology verification and commercial remote sensing information services. (Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230607) -- JIUQUAN, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 7, 2023. China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket with 26 satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, and sent a group of experiment satellites into the planned orbits. The satellites will be mainly used for technology verification and commercial remote sensing information services. (Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua)

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China launches new test satellite

STORY: China launches new test satellite DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:21 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching STORYLINE: China successfully sent a new test satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Wednesday. The VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) test satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-11 Y2 carrier rocket at 9:15 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit. The satellite will be mainly used for communications test and key technologies verification of the VDES and the automatic identification system (AIS). It was the 23rd flight mission of the Kuaizhou-11 rockets, according to the launch center. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(221207) -- JIUQUAN, Dec. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-11 Y2 carrier rocket carrying the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) test satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 7, 2022. The satellite was launched at 9:15 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(221207) -- JIUQUAN, Dec. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-11 Y2 carrier rocket carrying the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) test satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 7, 2022. The satellite was launched at 9:15 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(221207) -- JIUQUAN, Dec. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-11 Y2 carrier rocket carrying the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) test satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 7, 2022. The satellite was launched at 9:15 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(221207) -- JIUQUAN, Dec. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-11 Y2 carrier rocket carrying the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) test satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 7, 2022. The satellite was launched at 9:15 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, carrying the Tianhe module, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, April 29, 2021. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)