TAIYUAN, Nov 5 (xinhua/APP):China on Friday sent an Earth science satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern Shanxi Province.
The satellite, called Guangmu, was launched by a Long March-6 carrier rocket at 10:19 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit.
It was the 395th flight mission of the Long March rocket series, the launch center said.