China launches experimental satellite on a Long March 4C
China launches experimental satellite on a Long March 4B April 9, 2021 China launched an experimental satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Friday morning using the Long March-4B – Chang Zheng-4B – (Y49) rocket. The launch took place at 23:01 UTC (Thursday) from Launch Complex LC9. Onboard was the third Shiyan-6 satellite that the Chinese press refers to for space environment surveys and experiments on related technologies. The new satellite, developed by the DFH Satellite Co. Ltd of the Chinese Academy of Spaceflight Technology, is the first series to be launched from Tai...
Source: nasaspaceflight.com