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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
XICHANG, July 3 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday successfully launched a new experimental satellite, Shiyan-28B 01, into space.
The launch was carried out using a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 17:35 Beijing time on July 3 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The spacecraft successfully reached its planned orbit, the launch center said.
The satellite will be used primarily for space environment research and testing of related technologies.
This was the 583rd flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets. -0-