A modified version the Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying Tianhui-5 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 1, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Bin)
The satellite will be used for geographic mapping, land resource survey, scientific experiments and other missions. It was the 494th mission undertaken by the Long March rocket series.
A modified version the Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying Tianhui-5 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 1, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Bin)
A modified version the Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying Tianhui-5 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 1, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Bin)
A modified version the Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying Tianhui-5 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 1, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Bin)