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China launches new relay satellite for Earth-Moon communications

STORY: China launches new relay satellite for Earth-Moon communications SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 20, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:44 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of a new relay satellite STORYLINE: China launched a new relay satellite on Wednesday to provide Earth-Moon communications services. This marks a key step for the country's future lunar exploration missions such as retrieving samples from the far side of the moon. A Long March-8 rocket, carrying the satellite dubbed Queqiao-2, or magpie bridge-2, soared into the sky at 8:31 a.m. from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province. After 24 minutes of flight, the satellite separated from the rocket, and entered the planned Earth-Moon transfer orbit with the perigee at 200 kilometers and the apogee at 420,000 kilometers. The satellite's solar panels and communications antennae were unfolded, according to the China National Space Administration. Xinhua News Agency

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(240320) -- WENCHANG, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-8 rocket, carrying the relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-Moon communications, blasts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, March 20, 2024. After 24 minutes of flight, the satellite separated from the rocket, and entered the planned Earth-Moon transfer orbit with the perigee at 200 kilometers and the apogee at 420,000 kilometers. The satellite's solar panels and communications antennae were unfolded, according to the China National Space Administration. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(240320) -- WENCHANG, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-8 rocket, carrying the relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-Moon communications, blasts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, March 20, 2024. After 24 minutes of flight, the satellite separated from the rocket, and entered the planned Earth-Moon transfer orbit with the perigee at 200 kilometers and the apogee at 420,000 kilometers. The satellite's solar panels and communications antennae were unfolded, according to the China National Space Administration. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(240320) -- WENCHANG, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-8 rocket, carrying the relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-Moon communications, blasts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, March 20, 2024. After 24 minutes of flight, the satellite separated from the rocket, and entered the planned Earth-Moon transfer orbit with the perigee at 200 kilometers and the apogee at 420,000 kilometers. The satellite's solar panels and communications antennae were unfolded, according to the China National Space Administration. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(240320) -- WENCHANG, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-8 rocket, carrying the relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-Moon communications, blasts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, March 20, 2024. After 24 minutes of flight, the satellite separated from the rocket, and entered the planned Earth-Moon transfer orbit with the perigee at 200 kilometers and the apogee at 420,000 kilometers. The satellite's solar panels and communications antennae were unfolded, according to the China National Space Administration. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(240320) -- WENCHANG, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-8 rocket, carrying the relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-Moon communications, blasts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, March 20, 2024. After 24 minutes of flight, the satellite separated from the rocket, and entered the planned Earth-Moon transfer orbit with the perigee at 200 kilometers and the apogee at 420,000 kilometers. The satellite's solar panels and communications antennae were unfolded, according to the China National Space Administration. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(240320) -- WENCHANG, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-8 rocket, carrying the relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-Moon communications, blasts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, March 20, 2024. After 24 minutes of flight, the satellite separated from the rocket, and entered the planned Earth-Moon transfer orbit with the perigee at 200 kilometers and the apogee at 420,000 kilometers. The satellite's solar panels and communications antennae were unfolded, according to the China National Space Administration. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(240320) -- WENCHANG, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-8 rocket, carrying the relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-Moon communications, blasts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, March 20, 2024. After 24 minutes of flight, the satellite separated from the rocket, and entered the planned Earth-Moon transfer orbit with the perigee at 200 kilometers and the apogee at 420,000 kilometers. The satellite's solar panels and communications antennae were unfolded, according to the China National Space Administration. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Indian gov't slashes import duty on key mobile phones' components

STORY: Indian gov't slashes import duty on key mobile phones' components SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India 2. various of mobile manufacturing unit in India STORYLINE: The Indian government has announced a cut in customs duty on imports of key components of mobile phones from 15 percent to 10 percent, a senior federal government official said on Wednesday. An official notification to this effect was issued by the Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday. The items on which the customs duty was slashed include screws, SIM socket, battery cover, main cover, GSM antennae or other mechanical items of metal for mobile phones. The decision was taken after the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) had submitted a report before the federal government citing a big variance in import duties levied in India and other major mobile phones manufacturing countries. The ICEA repor

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