China launches satellites to study electromagnetic radiation and the Internet of Things

China successfully launched ten satellites into orbit using the Long March 2-C launch vehicle. The launch took place

at 03:19 Moscow time in Sichuan province in southwest China.

The rocket's payload consisted of: 

  • the last batch to form a constellation of remote sensing satellites that will study electromagnetic radiation, 
  • satellite "Tianqi-15", which will use the technology of the Internet of things.

The takeoff weight of the CZ-2C launch vehicle reaches 242 tons. It is capable of launching up to 2 tons of payload into a heliosynchronous orbit with an altitude of about 500 km.

It is noted that this is the 380th flight of the Changzheng series launch vehicles.

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