China launches Fengyun-3 satellite-Xinhua

China launches Fengyun-3 satellite

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-08-03 13:40:45

A Long March-4C rocket carrying the Fengyun-3 06 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Aug. 3, 2023. The launch marked the 481st flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

JIUQUAN, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday launched a satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The Fengyun-3 06 satellite was launched at 11:47 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-4C carrier rocket and successfully entered the planned orbit.

The launch marked the 481st flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.

A Long March-4C rocket carrying the Fengyun-3 06 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Aug. 3, 2023. The launch marked the 481st flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A Long March-4C rocket carrying the Fengyun-3 06 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Aug. 3, 2023. The launch marked the 481st flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A Long March-4C rocket carrying the Fengyun-3 06 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Aug. 3, 2023. The launch marked the 481st flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)