China launches Pakistani satellite
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“China launched a Pakistani satellite from its Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi Province on Saturday night (April 26, 2026).”
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Multiple web search results report the launch of a Pakistani satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province. The date mentioned in the claim (April 26, 2026) is close to the dates mentioned in the evidence (April 25, 2026), and the core elements (China, Pakistani satellite, Taiyuan, Shanxi) are consistently reported across multiple independent web sources.
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— China plans to launch eleven Huanjing (Chinese: 环境) satellites for disaster and environmental monitoring ("huanjing" is Chinese for "environment"). The satellites will be capable of visible, infrared,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huanjing_(satellite)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huanjing_(satellite)
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— Tianyan (Chinese: 天眼; pinyin: Tiānyǎn; lit. 'Sky/Heaven Eye'), often translated into English as SkyEye or Eye in the Sky, is a reconnaissance satellite program of the People's Republic of China. To da…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianyan_(satellite)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianyan_(satellite)
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— The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC), also known as the Xichang Space Center, is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan town (泽远镇), Mianning county, approximately 64 kilometers (40 mi) no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xichang_Satellite_Launch_Cente…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xichang_Satellite_Launch_Cente…
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“The satellite named PRSC-EO3 was lifted off at 8:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-6 carrier rocket and successfully entered its planned orbit, China’s State-run Xinhua news agency reported.”
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This claim is strongly corroborated by multiple web search results. Sources confirm the satellite name (PRSC-EO3), the launch time (8:15 p.m. Beijing Time), the rocket type (Long March-6), and the successful orbital insertion, citing Xinhua and other news outlets.
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— This is a list of launches made by the Long March rocket family between 2025 and 2029.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Long_March_launches_(2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Long_March_launches_(2…
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— This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first quarter of the year 2026.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches during the rest of 2026, see L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_launches_i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_launches_i…
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— EO-3 (also referred to as PRSC-EO3) is a Pakistani Earth observation satellite developed by the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO). It was launched on 25 April 2026 from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRSC-EO3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRSC-EO3
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