30 May 2016
China launched a new civilian high-resolution mapping satellite on 30 May from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province. The 2.7-tonne Ziyuan III 02 satellite took off on the back of a Long March 4B rocket at 11:17 a.m. Beijing time, according to the center. It was the 228th mission flight by a Long March carrier rocket. Also on board the rocket were two NewSat satellites from Uruguay. All three satellites have entered preset orbits, the Taiyuan center said in a statement.
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