China's Lijian-1 rocket launches 6 new satellites

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China on Wednesday sent six new satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
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China's Lijian-1 rocket launches 6 new satellites
Xinhua

Six new satellites are launched into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province today.

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

The satellites, including a new space technology test satellite and a test satellite for probing atmospheric density, were launched by a Lijian-1 carrier rocket at 12:12pm Beijing Time and entered the orbit successfully.

The Lijian-1 solid-propellant rocket was independently developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The mission marked the first flight of Lijian-1.


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