China launches new remote sensing satellite
China launches new remote sensing satellite
Beijing - MENA
China has launched the Yaogan-23 remote sensing satellite into scheduled orbit at 2:53 a.m. on Saturday Beijing Time from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
According to state-run Xinhua news agency, the satellite will mainly be used for scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief.
It was carried by a Long March-2C rocket, marking the 198th mission for the Long March rocket family.
China launched the first satellite in the "Yaogan" series, Yaogan-1, in 2006.
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