China launches new satellite to monitor atmospheric, space environments
Beijing, March 27 (Youth.cn) - China launched a new satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in its northern Shanxi province on Wednesday morning. A modified version of a Long March-6 rocket carrying the Yunhai-3 02 satellite lifted off at 6:51 am (Beijing Time). The satellite has entered the preset orbit and will be used for atmospheric and marine environment surveys, space environment monitoring, disaster prevention and reduction, and scientific experiments. Photo/VCG
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