Long March-2D launches five satellites

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched five satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 3 July 2021, at 02:51 UTC (10:51 local time). Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01B (吉林一号 宽幅01B), also known as “Inner Mongolia One” (内蒙古一号), is an Earth-observation satellite with “high resolution, super wide range, super large storage, and high-speed data transmission”, according to the manufacturer. Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D-01 (高分03D01), Gaofen-03D-02 (高分03D02) and Gaofen-03D-03 (高分03D03) will join the previous Gaofen-03 launched to “provide users in forestry, agriculture, grassland, ocean, resources, environment and other industries with richer remote sensing data and product services”. The fifth satellite launched was Xingshidai-10 (星时代-10), a low-cost satellite. According to official sources, all five satellites entered the scheduled orbits and the launch mission was declared a complete success. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd/ China Aerospace Sc