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| Yuanwang-6 (Image: Wiki Commons) |
China's new-generation spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-7 sailed into the ocean from the Yangtze River on Tuesday, beginning its maiden mission.
Yuanwang-7 was accompanied by Yuanwang-6. Yuanwang-5 also set out days before.
The three will carry out 10 missions in the Pacific and Indian oceans, including maritime tracking of the manned spaceflight Shenzhou-11, in the latter half of this year, according to the ship's officer.
Read the full story at SpaceDaily