China launches remote sensing satellite
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Beijing, The Gulf Observer: China on Sunday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, placing a remote sensing satellite in space according to Xinhua.
The rocket blasted off at 9:58 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan and sent the Yaogan-39 satellite into the preset orbit.
It was the 500th flight mission of the Long March series rockets.