China launches 3 new satellites to study ‘space environment’
ISTANBUL – China has launched three new satellites into space to undertake scientific space environment surveys and model correction.
The indigenously-built Long March-11 carrier rocket was blasted into space with the satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, shortly entering their planned orbit.
The three satellites, Tianping-2A, Tianping-2B and Tianping-2C, will provide atmospheric space environment survey and orbital prediction model correction.
With the latest launch, the Long March rocket series marked its 413th mission.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. said the 50-meter Long March 6A carrier rocket was blasted into space at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern Shanxi province.
The rocket carried two satellites — Pujiang 2 and Tiankun 2 — into orbit.
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