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May 6, 2021
Long March-2C launches Yaogan-30-08 and Tianqi-12
A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched a new group of three Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 6 May 2021, at 18:11 UTC (7 May, 02:11 local time).
Long March-2C launches Yaogan-30-08 and Tianqi-12
The satellites (遥感三十号08) will work as part of a constellation for electromagnetic environment detection and related technological tests. According to official sources, the satellites have entered the planned orbits.
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The rocket also launched the Tianqi-12 (天启星座12, part of the Tianqi/Apocalypse Constellation).
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