JIUQUAN, 9th November, 2024 (WAM) -- China successfully sent a new group of remote-sensing satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.
The four satellites of PIESAT-2 were launched at 11:39 (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2C carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully.
They will mainly provide commercial remote-sensing data services.
The launch was the 544th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.