China launches new rocket

4 days ago

China said it had launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket, placing a remote-sensing satellite in space. The rocket blasted off at 7:45am (Beijing time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan and sent the Yaogan-42 02 satellite into the preset orbit, state-run Xinhua News reported on Sunday. The latest launch marked the 17th rocket launch of 2024 and