BEIJING, November 6. /TASS/. China has successfully launched three Yaogan-51 series remote sensing satellites into orbit, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said.
According to a social media post, a Changzheng 2C rocket carrying the satellites lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 11:58 p.m. Beijing time (3:58 p.m. GMT) on Thursday. The rocket placed Yaogan-51 07, 08 and 09 satellites into orbit. They are primarily designed to conduct scientific experiments and electromagnetic environment surveys.
This was the 675th launch of a Changzheng carrier rocket.
The Changzheng 2C (or Long March 2C) is an expendable, two-stage, liquid-propellant light-lift launch vehicle. It is 42 meters tall and 3.35 meters in diameter, has a liftoff mass of about 230 metric tons and can carry a payload of up to 3.85 tons.