China’s creates record with 41st orbital launch, most by any country in 2021

China blasts off orbital launch number 41 of 2021. It launched two classified Yaogan-32 (02) group satellites into orbit successfully today on Nov 03, 2021. The liftoff took place from Jiuquan taking place at 0743 UTC. The Long March 2C rocket used a Yuanzheng-1S restartable upper stage for the launch. Two earlier Yaogan-32 (01) satellites were launched in October 2018, also using a CZ-2C & YZ-1S and lifting off from Jiuquan. The satellites were developed by Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co. Ltd, under CASC’s China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). #ChinaSpace #LongMarch2C #CZ2C Voiceover: Vikram Barhat Credit: CNSA