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China's Kuaizhou-1A rocket launches four new satellites
Updated: July 20, 2023 19:16 Xinhua
A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 20, 2023. China successfully launched the rocket to send four new satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:20 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday. The four satellites, belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation, have entered the planned orbit. [Photo/Xinhua]

JIUQUAN, July 20 -- China successfully launched a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket to send four new satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:20 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday.

The four satellites, belonging to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation, have entered the planned orbit.

They will mainly be used to provide commercial meteorological data services.

It was the 21st flight mission using a Kuaizhou-1A commercial carrier rocket.

A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 20, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 20, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 20, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 20, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

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