XICHANG - China launched a Long March-2C carrier rocket on Wednesday to place a new group of remote-sensing satellites in space.

The satellites of the Yaogan-43 03 group were launched at 9:09 am (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the Southwestern province of Sichuan and entered the preset orbit.

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They will be mainly used for tests on new technologies for low-orbit constellations. This was the 542nd flight mission of the Long March series rockets.