Early Sunday morning, China lit up the skies as it launched its latest remote sensing satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest Sichuan Province. 🌄✨
The Long March-2D rocket, boasting a liftoff thrust of 300 tonnes, roared to life at 7:45 a.m. Beijing Time, carrying the Yaogan-42 02 satellite into its preset orbit. This satellite promises to enhance China's remote sensing capabilities—a big leap for technological advancements! 🛰️
Guess what? This isn't just any launch—it's the 517th mission of the legendary Long March carrier rocket series! Talk about a legacy. 🙌
The Long March-2D is known for its versatility, launching single and multiple satellites into various orbits from China's major satellite centers: Jiuquan, Taiyuan, and Xichang. It can deliver a 1.3-tonne payload to a sun-synchronous orbit 700 kilometers above Earth. That's like traveling from Bogotá to Buenos Aires… straight up! 🚀🌍
Stay tuned, space enthusiasts, because the sky's not the limit—it's just the beginning! 💫
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
