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July 25, 2020
Long March-4B launches Ziyuan III 03
A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched the Ziyuan III 03 satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 25 July 2020, at 03:13 UTC (11:13 local time).
Long March-4B launches Ziyuan III 03
Ziyuan III 03 (资源三号03) is a new high-resolution mapping satellite developed by the China Academy of Space Technology. It will join Ziyuan III 02 to form a network and capture high-definition 3D images and multispectral data.
Ziyuan III satellite
Also on board the rocket were two satellites used for dark matter detection and commercial data acquisition respectively. They were developed by the Shanghai ASES Spaceflight Technology Co. Ltd.
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