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China launches new test satellite Tianxing-1 into space: Report

China on Wednesday sent a new satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

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IANS Iuquan

China on Wednesday sent a new satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The Tianxing-1 test satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 10:08 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit, Xinhua news agency reported.

 

The satellite is mainly used for experiments such as space environment detection.

 

It was the 15th flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A rockets, according to the launch center.

 

--IANS

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(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jun 22 2022 | 2:12 PM IST

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