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June 2, 2022
Long March-2C carrying GeeSAT-5 (01)~(09) satellites liftoff
A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched GeeSAT-5(01)~(09), the Geely Constellation Group 01 satellites (吉利星座01组卫星), nine low Earth orbit (LEO) remote sensing and communication satellites, from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 2 June 2022, at 04:00 UTC (12:00 local time).
Long March-2C launches GeeSAT-5 (01)~(09) satellites
According to official sources, the satellites have entered the planned orbits and are “all equipped with multi-spectral remote sensing payloads, and will carry out remote sensing application verifications such as future travel, vehicle-machine/mobile phone remote sensing interaction, and marine environmental protection through on-orbit networking”.
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