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China launches new Earth observation satellite
JIUQUAN, June 2, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) — China on Saturday launched a new
Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-6, which will be mainly used in
agricultural resources research and disaster monitoring.
The Gaofen-6 was launched on a Long March-2D rocket at 12:13 p.m. Beijing
Time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
A scientific experiment satellite named Luojia-1 was sent into space at
the same time.
It was the 276th mission of the Long March rocket series.
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