China Launches One More Earth-observing Satellite
Sumaira FH Published October 15, 2023 | 06:10 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Oct, 2023) China on Sunday launched a Long March-2D rocket placing a new Earth-observing satellite into space.
Coded Yunhai-1 04, the satellite was lifted at 8: 54 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon entered the preset orbit.
It will provide services for the detection of the atmospheric, marine and space environments, disaster prevention and mitigation, and scientific experiments, Xinhua reported.
The launch marked the 491st mission for the Long March rocket family, said the launch center.
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