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A Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket carrying a Longjiang 3 experimental satellite, China's first plate-shaped satellite, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 9, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)
It was the 20th flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A rocket.
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A Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket carrying a Longjiang 3 experimental satellite, China's first plate-shaped satellite, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 9, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)
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A Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket carrying a Longjiang 3 experimental satellite, China's first plate-shaped satellite, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 9, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)
![](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2023/06/09/5866a3e8673844149481335f344a8cb7.jpg)
A Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket carrying a Longjiang 3 experimental satellite, China's first plate-shaped satellite, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 9, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)