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China Launches Satellite To Test Space Debris Mitigation Technology

PTIOct 24, 2021, 10:01 AM | Updated 10:01 AM IST

A swarm of satellites and debris around Earth


China successfully launched a new satellite on Sunday to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies.

It was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The satellite, named Shijian-21, was launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and it entered the planned orbit successfully.

The satellite will be mainly used to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

This news has been published via a Syndicated feed. Only the headline is changed.

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