JIUQUAN - China successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in the country's northwest region, on Monday.

The remote sensing satellite was launched at 12:02 pm (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2C carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully.

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The launch was the 466th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.