China launches new Earth-observation satellite, rocket sheds tiles!

A Long March-4C rocket launched the Gaofen-3 03 Earth-observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on April 7, 2022. The rocket sheds insulation tiles during launch, a normal occurrence. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)