China sends Yaogan-40 satellite into space(1/3)

A modified version of the Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a Yaogan-40 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Feng Yang)

The satellite will be used for electromagnetic environment detection and related technical tests. It was the 487th mission undertaken by the Long March rocket series.

A modified version of the Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a Yaogan-40 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Feng Yang)

A modified version of the Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a Yaogan-40 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Feng Yang)