China launches Geely-02 satellites
Baku, February 3, AZERTAC
China on Saturday sent a group of 11 satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province, according to Xinhua.
Carried by a Long March-2C carrier rocket, the 11 Geely-02 constellation satellites took off at 7:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, and entered the preset orbit.
This was the 508th flight mission of the Long March rocket series.
China on Saturday also launched a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket from the sea, sending nine satellites into planned orbit.
The rocket blasted off at 11:06 a.m. (Beijing Time) from waters off the coast of Yangjiang, a city in south China's Guangdong Province. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch.
It was the 3rd flight mission to use an SD-3 rocket, said the center.
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