China launches second carrier rocket at sea

China successfully conducted its second sea launch mission with Long March-11 from waters in the Yellow Sea off the coast of East China’s Shandong Province on Tuesday, sending 9 satellites into orbit at the same time.

Compared to the first launch, developers have further optimized and streamlined its sea launch capabilities by deploying a new launch vessel and putting a new coastal spaceport into operation, laying a solid foundation for more frequent and regular sea missions in the future.

The launch mission from sea successfully sent a group of nine commercial remote sensing satellites, all belonging to the Jilin-1 03 family, into the 535-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).

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