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China’s Long March-8 Rocket Launches 22 Satellites into Space

China’s second Long March 8 rocket launched carrying a domestic record 22 satellites for a range of commercial Chinese space companies.

Sumit Arora Last updated on March 2nd, 2022 12:50 pm Leave a comment

China’s second Long March 8 rocket launched carrying a domestic record 22 satellites for a range of commercial Chinese space companies. The Long March 8 lifted off from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 10:06 p.m. Eastern Feb. 26, with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) later confirming launch success.

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These satellites will be mainly used for commercial remote sensing services, marine environment monitoring, forest fire prevention and disaster mitigation. The mission marked the 409th flight of the Long March carrier rockets.

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