China launches new remote sensing satellites

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China launched a new group of remote sensing satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province on Sunday.

A modified Long March-6 rocket, carrying the satellites of the Yaogan-40 03 group, blasted off at a.m., sending the satellites into their preset orbits.

The satellites will be mainly used to conduct electromagnetic environment detection and related technical tests.

A modified Long March-6 rocket, carrying a new group of remote sensing satellites, lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, September 7, 2025. /VCG

The modified Long March-6 carrier rocket, developed

It is designed to meet diverse and intensive launch requirements for both single and multiple satellites in tandem, parallel, stacked, wall-mounted and piggyback configurations.

The launch marked the 593rd mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

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