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China sends multirole satellite into orbit

China launched a Long March 6A carrier rocket to send a multirole satellite into orbit on Wednesday morning, China Daily reported citing the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
The State-owned space contractor said in a news release that the rocket blasted off at 6:51 am at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province and transported the Yunhai 3B satellite into its preset orbit.