China successfully launches 6 new satellites
A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying a satellite called Einstein Probe takes off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, China 9 January, 2024. Photo: cnsphoto via REUTERS
China sent six new satellites into space on Friday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.
The Jilin-1 Kuanfu 02B 01-06 satellites were launched at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket and entered the preset orbit successfully.
The launch marks the 536th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
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