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China has launched 16 remote sensing satellites Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D and Yunyao at once

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The satellites will be used to obtain data on the Earth's surface and observe the atmosphere of our planet

BEIJING, August 10. /tass/. China successfully launched 10 Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D remote sensing satellites and six Yunyao spacecraft into orbit on Wednesday. This was announced by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

According to her, the launch was carried out at 12:50 Beijing time (07:50 Moscow time) using a three-stage liquid rocket CZ-6 from the Taiyuan cosmodrome in the north of the country. It became the 432nd in a row for carriers of this series.

As specified in the statement, these satellites will be used to obtain data on the Earth's surface and observe the atmosphere of our planet.

Beijing is actively developing the national space program, developing meteorological, telecommunications and navigation satellites, as well as technologies for the exploration of the Moon. Chinese experts are simultaneously developing a project to explore asteroids and Mars. The construction of the PRC space station is underway in orbit, which according to the plan should work normally at the end of this year.

In 2021, China carried out 55 space launches, setting a national record. According to this indicator, China surpassed the United States, taking first place in the world. 

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