A Long March-2D rocket, carrying the Advanced Space-Based Solar Observatory, blasts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)
China launched its first comprehensive space-based solar telescope called Advanced Space-Based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) on Sunday.
A Long March-2D rocket, carrying the Advanced Space-Based Solar Observatory, blasts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)
A Long March-2D rocket, carrying the Advanced Space-Based Solar Observatory, blasts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 9, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)