Blastoffs! China launches pair of rockets on back to back days
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China launched two missions on Sept. 19-20, 2026. A Lijian-1 rocket lifted off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone on Sept 20 at 12:03 a.m. EDT (12:03 p.m. Beijing Time), successfully deploying nine satellites into their planned orbits. The mission marked the 16th flight of the Lijian-1 rocket. The previous day, a Long March-2D launched the PIESAT-2 13–16 satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 6:50 a.m. EDT (6:50 p.m. Beijing Time). The satellites reached their planned orbits, marking the 668th flight of the Long March rocket series. #ChinaSpace #RocketLaunch #Spaceflight #Lijian1 #LongMarch2D #Satellites #China Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta (https://www.instagram.com/spaleta_space_odyssey/)
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