China successfully launched the Remote Sensing No. 51 07-09 satellite

China News Service, Beijing, November 6 (Reporter Ma Shuaisha) According to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's news on the 6th, at 23:58 on November 5, Beijing time, China used the Long March 2C carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center to successfully launch the Remote Sensing 51-07-09 satellite into space. The satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.

On November 5, China successfully launched the Yaogan 51 07-09 satellite using the Long March 2C carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Photo by Yang Chen

The Remote Sensing No. 51 07-09 satellite was developed by the Microsatellite Innovation Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is mainly used in scientific experiments, electromagnetic environment detection and other fields. This is the 100th satellite launch mission of the Microsatellite Innovation Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. So far, the institute has successfully launched 407 satellites covering communications, navigation, remote sensing, science, micro-nano and other fields.

The Long March 2C launch vehicle was developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It is a two-stage room-temperature liquid launch vehicle with the capability of launching one rocket and one satellite, multiple satellites and one rocket, and constellation deployment capabilities. This mission is the 675th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles. (over)