Chinese tracking ship Yuanwang-6 sets sail on monitoring missions

China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-6 departs from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province, July 13, 2020. China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-6 departed from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province Monday for multiple spacecraft monitoring missions. Yuanwang-6, the third-generation Yuanwang space tracking ship, will carry out missions in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It will complete a one-way voyage of more than 10,000 nautical miles and operate at sea for 100 days. 

Crew members wave goodbye as China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-6 departs from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province, July 13, 2020. 

Water level of Yangtze River in Hankou of Wuhan declines Villagers harvest goji berries in Jinghe County, China's Xinjiang