A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the satellite Yaogan-39 blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 5, 2023. China on Thursday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. (Photo by Chen Yi/Xinhua)
XICHANG, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the satellite Yaogan-39 lifted off at 8:24 a.m. (Beijing Time).
The launch was the 490th mission undertaken by the Long March rocket series.
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