A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Gaojing-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 15, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) and sent the Gaojing-3 02 satellite into the preset orbit. The mission also launched the Tianyan-23 satellite. It was the 564th flight mission of the Long March series rockets. [Photo/Xinhua]
JIUQUAN, March 15—China on Saturday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, placing a remote sensing satellite into space.
The rocket blasted off at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the Gaojing-3 02 satellite into the preset orbit.
The mission also launched the Tianyan-23 satellite.
It was the 564th flight mission of the Long March series rockets.
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Gaojing-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 15, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Gaojing-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 15, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Gaojing-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 15, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Gaojing-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 15, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Gaojing-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 15, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]