China launches remote sensing satellite
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Image: Xinhua
China launched the Yaogan-34 04 remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on March 31 at 2:27 p.m. Beijing Time, reported China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The satellite will be utilized for surveying, urban planning, crop yield estimation and disaster prevention and mitigation.
The Yaogan-34 04 remote sensing satellite was carried into space by a Long March-4C rocket and successfully entered its planned orbit.
This was the 470th flight for the Long March carrier rocket series.
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