 Remote-sensing satellite launched
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-04-23 07:43 TAIYUAN: China yesterday launched a remote-sensing satellite, Yaogan VI, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province. The satellite was launched on a Long March 2C carrier rocket at 10:55 am, the center reported. It will be mainly used for land resources survey, environmental surveillance and protection, urban planning, crop yield estimates, disaster prevention and reduction, and space science experiments. Xinhua
 (China Daily 04/23/2009 page1) |
