A Long March 2D carrier rocket carrying three satellites, including a Pakistani satellite named PRSC-EO1, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, on Jan 17, 2025. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/for chinadaily.com.cn]
JIUQUAN -- China on Friday sent a Pakistani satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China.
The satellite, named PRSC-EO1, was launched at 12:07 pm (Beijing Time) by a Long March 2D carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully.
A Long March 2D carrier rocket carrying three satellites, including a Pakistani satellite named PRSC-EO1, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, on Jan 17, 2025. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/for chinadaily.com.cn]
The rocket also carried two other satellites, namely Tianlu-1 and Lantan-1.
This launch marked the 556th flight mission involving the Long March carrier rocket series.
A Long March 2D carrier rocket carrying three satellites, including a Pakistani satellite named PRSC-EO1, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, on Jan 17, 2025. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/for chinadaily.com.cn]
