China has triumphantly launched its 1st solar exploration satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
Highlights:
It is in northern Shanxi Province aboard a Long March-2D rocket.
The satellite was
named Xihe, the goddess of the sun who created the calendar in ancient Chinese mythology.It is also known as the Chinese H
Solar Explorer (CHASE).The satellite was finished by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).