A Long March 11 carrier rocket carrying three Tianping 2 satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province, March 30, 2022. (WANG JIANGBO / FOR CHINA DAILY)
JIUQUAN – China has successfully sent three satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Wednesday.
The three satellites were launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket at 10:29 am (Beijing Time) and have entered their planned orbit.
A Long March 11 carrier rocket carrying three Tianping 2 satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province, March 30, 2022. (WANG JIANGBO / FOR CHINA DAILY)
The three satellites Tianping-2A, Tianping-2B and Tianping-2C will provide services such as atmospheric space environment survey and orbital prediction model correction.
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It was the 413th mission of the Long March rocket series.
A Long March 11 carrier rocket carrying three Tianping 2 satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province, March 30, 2022. (WANG JIANGBO / FOR CHINA DAILY)