XICHANG - China on Wednesday launched a new remote-sensing satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province.
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Launched at 12:46 pm (Beijing Time) by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket, the remote-sensing satellite, equipped with synthetic aperture radar (SAR), has entered its planned orbit.