China launches Earth observation satellite in rocket's return to flight

A Kuaizhou-1A rocket launched the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02D satellite from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Sept. 27, 2021. It was the first launch of a Kuaizhou-1A rocket since it failed to deliver the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02C satellite into orbit in Sept. 2020. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)