The Chinese successfully launched a Long March 2D/2 (CZ-2D/2) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, Inner Mongolia, China at 0054 GMT on 15 October 2023. The launch vehicle was carrying Yunhai-1 04, a Chinese meteorological satellite. Yunhai (meaning Cloud-Sea) is a one metric ton-class spacecraft measuring atmospheric, marine and space environment and for disaster prevention and mitigation and scientific experiments.
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The Long March 2D rocket in-flight. Courtesy: Xinhua/Wang Jiangbo