China launches new remote sensing satellite

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China on Sunday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, placing a remote sensing satellite in space, Report informs via Xinhua.

The rocket blasted off at 7:45 a.m. (Beijing Time - GMT+8) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan and sent the Yaogan-42 02 satellite into the preset orbit.

It was the 517th flight mission of the Long March series rockets.

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