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Taiyuan, September 8 (IANS): China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi Province at 11:01 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time).
The satellite, Gaofen-5 02, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully, the Xinhua news agency reported.
It was the 387th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
