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A Long March 2C carrier rocket carrying a new-generation ocean color monitoring satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, Nov 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)
It was the 497th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
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A Long March 2C carrier rocket carrying a new-generation ocean color monitoring satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, Nov 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)
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A Long March 2C carrier rocket carrying a new-generation ocean color monitoring satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, Nov 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)
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A Long March 2C carrier rocket carrying a new-generation ocean color monitoring satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, Nov 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)