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China launches new remote sensing satellites for scientific experiments, electromagnetic environment detection

2026-11-06 11:33:24Ecns.cn Editor : Mo Honge ECNS App Download
A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying the satellites 07-09 of the Yaogan-51 group blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 11:58 p.m. (Beijing Time), Nov. 5, 2026. (Photo: Yang Chen)
A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying the satellites 07-09 of the Yaogan-51 group blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 11:58 p.m. (Beijing Time), Nov. 5, 2026. (Photo: Yang Chen)

(ECNS) -- China on Thursday sent a group of remote sensing satellites to space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The satellites 07-09 of the Yaogan-51 group were launched at 11:58 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2C carrier rocket, and they entered the preset orbits successfully.

They are primarily used for scientific experiments and electromagnetic environment detection.

The launch marked the 675th mission of the Long March carrier rockets.

(By Zhang Dongfang)

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