China launched three remote sensing satellites Friday on a Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The Yaogan-30 01 satellites will conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments.
The launch is the 251st flight mission of the Long March rocket family.
Source: Xinhua News
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China's Mars probe will carry 13 types of payload, including six rovers, in its first mission to the planet, scheduled for 2020.
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