A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

XICHANG - China on Sunday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan province.

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the satellite Yaogan-39 lifted off at 12:13 pm (Beijing Time).

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Sunday's launch was the 488th mission undertaken by the Long March rocket series.