China Launches 3 New Satellites Into Space

News Desk

Hainan: China successfully sent three new satellites into space from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Monday.

At 6 a.m. (Beijing Time), the satellites Shijian-23, Shiyan-22A and Shiyan-22B are launched aboard a modified version of Long March-7 carrier rocket and safely enter their intended orbits.

The Shiyan-22A and Shiyan-22B satellites are utilised for in-orbit verification tests of new technologies including space environment monitoring, while the Shijian-23 satellite is primarily used for scientific studies and technical verification.

The launch was the 459th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.