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China launches new test satellite

China on Wednesday sent a new satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China

By IANS
Representative image (DW Photo)
Representative image (DW Photo) 

China on Wednesday sent a new satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

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The Tianxing-1 test satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 10:08 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit, Xinhua news agency reported.

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The satellite is mainly used for experiments such as space environment detection.

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It was the 15th flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A rockets, according to the launch center.

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