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China conducts trio of orbital launches across two days

China launched eight classified remote sensing satellites across three launches in recent days, adding to the country’s development of reconnaissance capabilities.

by Andrew Jones September 27, 2022January 23, 2023
A 41-meter-long white Long March 2D rocket rises from its launch tower at hill-surrounded Xichang launch center. Mach diamonds form in the exhaust while plumes of white smoke billow away from the path of the rocket.
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Liftoff of the Long March 2D (Y70) carrying the classified Shiyan-13 satellite, Jan. 16 Eastern, 2022.
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China’s first launch of 2022 puts classified Shiyan-13 satellite into orbit

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A Long March 2D lifts off from Jiuquan, Dec. 29, 2021, carrying the Tianhui-4 mapping satellite.
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China closes record-breaking year with orbital launches from Jiuquan and Xichang

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Liftoff of a Long March 2D rocket from Jiuquan on June 17, 2020, carrying the Gaofen-9 (03) Earth observation satellite into orbit.
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A Long March 2D rocket on the pad at Xichang.
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