A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Shiyan-20 C satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China Oct 29, 2022. The satellite was launched at 9:01 am Beijing Time (0101 GMT) and has entered the planned orbit successfully. [Photo/Xinhua]
JIUQUAN — China on Oct 29 sent a new satellite into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China.
The Shiyan-20 C satellite was launched at 9:01 am (Beijing Time) on a Long March-2D carrier rocket.
The satellite will be mainly used for in-orbit verification of new technologies such as space environment monitoring.
The launch marked the 445th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Shiyan-20 C satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China Oct 29, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Shiyan-20 C satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China Oct 29, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Shiyan-20 C satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China Oct 29, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]