China launches new Earth observation satellite
China launches new Earth observation satellite
Photo/Wang Jiangbo (Xinhua)
China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time).
It was the 364th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
The satellite will be used in land surveys, urban planning, road network design and crop yield estimation, as well as disaster relief.
The satellite, Gaofen-12 02, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully.
