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China launches new Earth observation satellite

JIUQUAN: China on Saturday launched a new Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-6, which will be mainly used in agricu
Published June 2, 2018 Updated June 2, 2018 08:02pm
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JIUQUAN: 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, Xinhua news agency reported.

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.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2018

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