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New ELINT Satellites Launched

March 25 2020

China

China has successfully launched several new remote sensing satellites, reports Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency.

On Tuesday, the Yaogan-30 satellites were launched aboard a Long March-2C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern Sichuan province.

The satellite constellation will perform electromagnetic environment detection and related technology tests, officials said.

The launch of multiple units at the same time suggests the satellites are intended...

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