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China launches Earth observation satellite

Posted: Fri, Aug 25, 2023, 7:13 PM ET (2313 GMT)
China launched an Earth observation satellite Sunday. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off at 1:45 pm EDT (1745 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and placed the Gaofen-12 04 satellite into orbit. The satellite is the latest in a series of high-resolution imaging satellites.

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