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Nov. 24, 2017
Long March 2C launches Yaogan Weixing-30-02 trio
Continuing its frenetic launch activity for the end of the year, China conducted another secretive launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province. The Yaogan Weixing-30-02 mission – involving three satellites – was launched by a Long March-2C launch vehicle at 18:10 UTC on Friday from the LC3 Launch Complex.
As is usual for the Chinese media, this mission once again classed as involving new remote sensing birds that will be used to “conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments.”
Yaogan 30-02 satellite
As was the case in previous launches of the Yaogan Weixing series, analysts believe this class of satellites is used for military purposes.
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