Long March-2D launches Yaogan-39 04

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the fourth Yaogan-39 mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 23 October 2023, at 20:03 UTC (24 October, at 04:03 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-39 (遥感三十九号卫星) remote sensing mission entered the planned orbit. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)