China Launches First-Ever Cutting Edge X-Ray Telescope

Long March-7 rocket and Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft on the launchpad



China has successfully launched their first-ever X-ray space telescope to study phenomena like black holes, gamma ray bursts and pulsar stars, according to state news agency Xinhua.



The 2.76-ton satellite was carried on the back of a Long March-4B rocket launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi