China launches first solar observatory, tests grid fins (Andrew Jones, Space News)

China carried out its 37th orbital launch of the year Thursday, successfully sending the Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer and 10 other satellites into orbit.

A Long March 2D lifted off from Taiyuan, north China, at 6:51 a.m. Eastern, Oct. 14. The rocket used a new configuration to allow it to deploy more than 10 satellites for the first time while the first stage also included grid fins—following earlier tests on other Long March rockets—to constrain the expected drop zone of the stage downrange.

China launches first solar observatory, tests grid fins – SpaceNews

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