The spacecraft was Chinas second orbital launch of the day, following the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02D satellite, which was carried by a Kuaizhou-1A rocket that lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 2:19 a.m. EDT (0619 GMT; 2:19 p.m. local time). That spacecraft is reported to have entered orbit successfully.Video: China introduces Earth observation satellite in rockets return to flightRelated: The newest news about Chinas space programA Kuaizhou-1A rocket introduced the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02D satellite from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Sept. 27, 2021. The two launches on Monday were Chinas 36th and 35th orbital launches of 2021.
The spacecraft was Chinas second orbital launch of the day, following the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02D satellite, which was brought by a Kuaizhou-1A rocket that lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 2:19 a.m. EDT (0619 GMT; 2:19 p.m. local time). That spacecraft is reported to have actually gone into orbit successfully.Video: China releases Earth observation satellite in rockets return to flightRelated: The latest news about Chinas area programA Kuaizhou-1A rocket introduced the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02D satellite from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Sept. 27, 2021. The 2 launches on Monday were Chinas 35th and 36th orbital launches of 2021.