China launches new remote sensing satellite

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the satellite Yaogan-39 blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 24, 2023. China on Tuesday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into space. (Photo by Hu Zenghui/Xinhua)

XICHANG, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the satellite Yaogan-39 lifted off at 4:03 a.m. (Beijing Time).

The launch was the 492nd mission undertaken by the Long March rocket series.

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the satellite Yaogan-39 blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 24, 2023. China on Tuesday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into space. (Photo by Hu Zenghui/Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the satellite Yaogan-39 blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 24, 2023. China on Tuesday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into space. (Photo by Hu Zenghui/Xinhua)