China launched 2 rockets back-to-back just ahead of astronauts' landing

The double rocket launch set the stage for a successful Shenzhou 13 crew landing.

A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launches the Zhongxing 6D communications satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on April 15, 2022.

"The Zhongxing 6D satellite is a special transmission satellite for radio and television programs developed by the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation," officials with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said in a statement,

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