LM-2D Launches 4 New Technology Experimental Satellites

A LM-2D carrier rocket flying to space from the Xichang Satellite Launch CenterPhoto:SUN Gongming

A LM-2D launch vehicle launched 4 new technology experimental satellites into orbit on one launch at 05:07 Beijing time on February 20 successfully.It was the first mission of the LM-2D launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.The new technology experimental satellites C/D/E/F,which were developed by the China Academy of Space Technology,the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology and the Harbin Institute of Technology respectively,will conduct inter-satellite link networking and a new type of Earth observation technology experiment.

This was the 46th launch for LM-2D and the 326th mission of the LM series launch vehicle.(ZHAO Cong/China Space News)