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China launches remote sensing satellite

Posted: Sun, Aug 28, 2022, 6:32 AM ET (1032 GMT)
China launched a remote sensing satellite Tuesday night. A Long March 2D rocket launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:01 pm EDT (0301 GMT Wednesday) and placed the Beijing-3B satellite into orbit. The spacecraft is described as providing imagery for land resources management, agriculture and environmental management.

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