Tianping

@chinavibe #China sent a #new satellite into space on Thursday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. The satellite, Tianping-3A 02, was launched at 10:12 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-6 carrier #rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully. The satellite will be primarily used for the calibration of ground-based radar equipment and radar cross section (RCS) measurement. It will #support imaging experiments for ground-based optical equipment and monitoring tests of the low-orbit #space #environment, while also providing services for atmospheric space environment measurement and orbital prediction model correction. The launch marks the 568th #flight #mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. #tech #techtok #technology ♬ Victory - Goetter