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China launched two research satellites of the Shiyan series

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The Shiyan-14 satellite will be used for scientific experiments, while the Shiyan-15 satellite will be used for geological survey, urban planning and disaster prevention.

China successfully launched the Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15 satellites from the Taiyuan launch site in northern Shanxi province. Xinhua reported this on Sunday, September 25.

It is indicated that the satellites were launched at 06:55 Beijing time (01:55 Kyiv time – ed.) using the Kuaizhou-1A launch vehicle (Bystyy Cheln-1A) and successfully launched into the specified orbits.

Shiyan-14 will be used mainly for scientific experiments and testing of new technologies, while Shiyan-15 will be used for geological reconnaissance survey, urban planning, and disaster prevention and response.

For the Kuaizhou-1A launch vehicle, this flight is the 18th in a row.

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Earlier on Sunday, it was reported that the United States launched a secret NROL-91 satellite into orbit in the interests of the National Directorate of Military Space Intelligence.

Also today, the American company SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, which launched 52 satellites of the Starlink global Internet coverage network into orbit.

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