A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Fengyun-3 07 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 16, 2023. China on Sunday morning launched a Long March-4B rocket to place a new meteorological satellite in space.
The rocket blasted off at 9:36 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon sent the Fengyun-3 07 satellite into its preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
JIUQUAN, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China on Sunday morning launched a Long March-4B rocket to place a new meteorological satellite in space.
The rocket blasted off at 9:36 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon sent the Fengyun-3 07 satellite into its preset orbit.
The satellite will provide services for weather forecasting, disaster prevention and mitigation, climate change response and ecological conservation.
The mission marked the 471st flight of the Long March carrier rockets, according to the launch center. ■
A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Fengyun-3 07 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 16, 2023. China on Sunday morning launched a Long March-4B rocket to place a new meteorological satellite in space.
The rocket blasted off at 9:36 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon sent the Fengyun-3 07 satellite into its preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Fengyun-3 07 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 16, 2023. China on Sunday morning launched a Long March-4B rocket to place a new meteorological satellite in space.
The rocket blasted off at 9:36 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon sent the Fengyun-3 07 satellite into its preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Fengyun-3 07 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 16, 2023. China on Sunday morning launched a Long March-4B rocket to place a new meteorological satellite in space.
The rocket blasted off at 9:36 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon sent the Fengyun-3 07 satellite into its preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Fengyun-3 07 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 16, 2023. China on Sunday morning launched a Long March-4B rocket to place a new meteorological satellite in space.
The rocket blasted off at 9:36 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon sent the Fengyun-3 07 satellite into its preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Fengyun-3 07 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 16, 2023. China on Sunday morning launched a Long March-4B rocket to place a new meteorological satellite in space.
The rocket blasted off at 9:36 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon sent the Fengyun-3 07 satellite into its preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
