China launches four meteorological satellites into space

China launches four meteorological satellites into space

Kyiv  •  UNN

January 6 2024, 04:00 AM • 46248 views

China has launched four Tianmu-1 satellites on a Kuaizhou-1A rocket to provide meteorological data transmission services.

On Friday, January 5, China successfully sent four meteorological satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China. This is reported by the Chinese Xinhua news agency, UNN reports.

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The satellites, which belong to the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation, were launched by a Kuaizhou-1A rocket at 19:20 Beijing time and entered their planned orbit.

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They will mainly be used to provide commercial meteorological data services.

This was the 25th flight of the Kuaizhou-1A missile.