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Quoted from: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n100 ... index.htmlChina successfully launched another Earth observation satellite from the Jiuquan space base Friday, according to state-run media outlets.
The Yaogan 9 spacecraft blasted off from Jiuquan on a Long March 4C rocket at 0455 GMT (11:55 p.m. EST Thursday), or 12:55 p.m. local time. The three-stage rocket successfully delivered the secret payload to orbit, the state-owned Xinhua news agency reported.
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Yaogan Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaogan
Long March 4C Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_4C
Long March Rocket Family Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)