13.01.2023

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the satellites Yaogan-37, Shiyan-22A, and Shiyan-22B blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Jan. 13, 2023.

China on Friday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, placing three satellites in space. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

China on Friday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, placing three satellites in space.

The rocket blasted off at 3 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the satellites Yaogan-37, Shiyan-22A, and Shiyan-22B into preset orbit.

The three satellites will mainly be used for in-orbit verification of new technologies such as space environment monitoring.

It was the 461st flight mission of the Long March series rockets.

Quelle: Xinhua