China on Sunday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province.
A modified version of the Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying the satellite Yaogan-40 lifted off at 12:30 p.m. (Beijing Time).
The satellite has entered the preset orbit. It will be used for electromagnetic environment detection and related technical tests.
Sunday’s launch was the 487th mission undertaken by the Long March rocket series.
China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday.
The satellite, Yaogan-33 03, was launched by a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 2:14 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit successfully.
It will be used for scientific experiments, land resources surveys, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and relief.
This was the 486th flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. ■
