China launches new satellite for space debris mitigation technology verification

China launches new satellite for space debris mitigation technology verification by Global Times Oct 23 2021

China launches new satellite for space debris mitigation technology verification

China successfully launched Shijian-21 satellite into preset orbit via a Long March-3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Sunday morning around 9:27 am.

The Shijian-21 satellite is tasked to verify space debris mitigation technology, Global Times learned from space authorities. The Sunday mission marked the 393rd flight of the Long March carrier rocket family.

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