China successfully launches satellite to test space debris mitigation technology
The ‘Shijian-21' satellite has been launched to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies.
Caption: Space debris. (An internet image)
BEIJING (PTI): 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.
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.
