China launches first public-welfare mini satellite

China has put into orbit its first public-welfare mini satellite, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported.
Hope I was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province along with a remote-sensing satellite Yaogan VIII both on board a Long March 4C carrier rocket.
The satellite will be used by students in China to study [...]

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