A Long March 4C (CZ-4C) launch vehicle successfully launched three Chinese satellites at 2337 GMT on 19 July from the Taiyuan launch site in China. The spacecraft carried on this launch included the Shiyan Weizing 7 spacecraft which is designed to scan for orbital debris; the Chuang Xin 3 (CX-3) spacecraft which is designed as an experimental communications satellite: and the SHI JIAN 15 spacecraft which is to make an experimental test of a robotic arm.
Long March 4C successfully launches three Chinese satellites
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