China launches satellite for space environment study

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China launched a satellite into planned orbit on Friday for space environment study. The satellite was carried by a Long March-4B rocket departing from TaiyuanSatelliteLaunch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.

The satellite, the third of the Shiyan-6 series, was launched at 7:01 a.m. It will be used to carry out space environment survey and experiments on related technologies.

Friday's launch was the 365th by the Long March rocket series.

(CGTN)