Shiyan-25 satellite sent into space(1/2)

A Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-25 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, June 20, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Bin)

The satellite is mainly used to carry out experiments on new Earth observation technologies.

It was the 477th mission of the Long March rocket series.

A Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-25 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, June 20, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Bin)