A Long March-2C rocket, carrying the satellite HY-1D, is launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, north China's Shanxi Province, June 11, 2020. (Photo by Zheng Taotao/Xinhua)
TAIYUAN, June 11 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent an ocean observation satellite into orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Thursday.
A Long March-2C rocket, carrying the satellite HY-1D, lifted off at 2:31 a.m. (Beijing Time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
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