Posted: Sat, May 25, 2024, 12:02 PM ET (1602 GMT)
China launched four high-resolution Earth observation satellites late Sunday. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:06 pm EDT (0306 GMT Monday) and placed the four satellites into their planned sun-synchronous orbits. The four Beijing-3C satellites, built by the China Academy of Space Technology, are part of a Chinese commercial Earth observation constellation operated by Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Co. Ltd.

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