The satellites will be used for geological surveys, urban planning, and for disaster prevention.
China launched three new satellites into space using the Long March 6 launch vehicle. Xinhua reported this on Tuesday, September 27.
The launch was carried out at 07:50 Beijing time (02:50 Kyiv time – ed.) from the Taiyuan Cosmodrome in northern Shanxi province in northern China. Shiyan-16A, Shiyan-16B and Shiyan-17 satellite spacecraft were successfully launched into the designated orbit.
“Shiyan means “experiment” in Chinese. This group of satellites will be used for geological surveys, urban planning, as well as for the prevention and elimination of natural disasters,” the report said. .
For the launch vehicles of the Long March series, this flight was the 440th in a row.
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On September 25, China launched two Shiyan series satellites. But then the Kuaizhou-1A booster was used.
On the same day, the United States launched a secret NROL-91 satellite into orbit in the interest of the National Directorate of Military Space Intelligence.
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