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China launches new batches of Jilin-1 commercial remote sensing satellites

Written by  Andrew Jones Thursday, 05 May 2022 11:05
A Long March 2D hypergolic rokcet lifts off from Taiyuan at 0238 UTC May 5 carrying eight Jilin-1 satellites.

A Long March rocket launched eight Jilin-1 remote sensing satellites late Wednesday, days after an earlier batch rode to orbit via launch from a sea platform.