China successfully launched the remote sensing satellite 39, the 500th flight of the long March series of carrier rockets
CTOnews.com, December 10, according to CCTV news, on December 10, China successfully launched the remote sensing satellite 39 from the Xichang Satellite launch Center using the long March 2d carrier rocket. The satellite entered the scheduled orbit smoothly, and the launch mission was a complete success.
According to CTOnews.com, the remote sensing satellite 39 was developed by the Fifth and eighth Institutes of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The long March II D carrier rocket is a normal temperature liquid two-stage carrier rocket developed by the eighth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group. The launch is the 85th launch of the rocket.
This mission is the 500th launch of a long March series of carrier rockets.
