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China Lifts Fourth Group Of Yaogan-31 Sats To Orbit

March 15, 2021

A Long March-4C rocket lifts off with Yaogan-31 satellites.

On Friday, March 12, the fourth group of China’s Yaogan-31 remote sensing satellites were sent into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 10:19 a.m. (Beijing Time) Saturday.

Photo of the Jiuquan Space Center in China.

The satellites were carried by a Long March-4C rocket and have entered their planned orbits.

These satellites will be used for electromagnetic environment surveys and other related technology tests.

This was the 363rd flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

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