Long March-2C launches Yaogan-43 03

A Long March-2C launch vehicle (长征二号丙) launched the third group of Yaogan-43 remote sensing satellites (遥感四十三号03, Yaogan-43 03) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 23 October 2024, at 01:09 UTC (09:02 local time). According to official sources, the satellites entered the preset orbit and will be “mainly used for carrying out tests on new technologies of low-orbit constellations”. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)