China's second heavy-lift carrier rocket blasts off

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IANS Beijing
Last Updated : Jul 02 2017 | 5:48 PM IST

China on Sunday launched the Long March-5 Y2, the country's second heavy-lift carrier rocket, from Wenchang Space Launch Centre in the southern province of Hainan.

The rocket carries Shijian-18, which is China's latest technology experiment satellite.

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