China launches Zhuque-2 carrier rocket for three satellites

December 9, 2023
Updated 2023/12/09 at 8:11 AM
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JIUQUAN, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) — China on Saturday successfully launched the Zhuque-2 Y-3 carrier rocket into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The carrier rocket blasted off at 7:39 a.m. (Beijing Time) and sent three satellites — Honghu, Honghu-2 and TY-33 — into planned orbit.

It was the third flight mission of the Zhuque-2 carrier rocket. ■

The Zhuque-2 Y-3 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Dec. 9, 2023. The carrier rocket blasted off at 7:39 a.m. (Beijing Time) and sent three satellites — Honghu, Honghu-2 and TY-33 — into planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

The Zhuque-2 Y-3 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Dec. 9, 2023. The carrier rocket blasted off at 7:39 a.m. (Beijing Time) and sent three satellites — Honghu, Honghu-2 and TY-33 — into planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

The Zhuque-2 Y-3 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Dec. 9, 2023. The carrier rocket blasted off at 7:39 a.m. (Beijing Time) and sent three satellites — Honghu, Honghu-2 and TY-33 — into planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

The Zhuque-2 Y-3 carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Dec. 9, 2023. The carrier rocket blasted off at 7:39 a.m. (Beijing Time) and sent three satellites — Honghu, Honghu-2 and TY-33 — into planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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