China launches new satellites

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Gaojing-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 15, 2025. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

JIUQUAN, March 15 (Xinhua) -- China on Saturday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, placing a remote sensing satellite into space.

The rocket blasted off at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the Gaojing-3 02 satellite into the preset orbit.

The mission also launched the Tianyan-23 satellite.

It was the 564th flight mission of the Long March series rockets.

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Gaojing-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 15, 2025. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Gaojing-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 15, 2025. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Gaojing-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 15, 2025. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Gaojing-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 15, 2025. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Gaojing-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 15, 2025. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)