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Pathfinder satellite enters orbit after successful launch


China launched a cutting-edge scientific satellite on Wednesday evening, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The State-owned space contractor said a Long March 2D carrier rocket blasted off at 7:41 pm from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, placing a satellite named Pathfinder into its preset orbit.

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