China launches new satellite group

A Long March-4B carrier rocket carrying the Tianhui II-02 satellite group blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province, Aug 19, 2021. China successfully launched the Tianhui II-02 satellite group at 6:32 am on Thursday. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

TAIYUAN – China successfully launched the Tianhui II-02 satellite group at 6:32 am on Thursday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi province.

The satellite group was carried by a Long March 4B carrier rocket and then entered the planned orbit.

It was the 384th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.

A Long March-4B carrier rocket carrying the Tianhui II-02 satellite group blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province, Aug 19, 2021. China successfully launched the Tianhui II-02 satellite group at 6:32 am on Thursday. (PHOTO / XINHUA)