Latest Gaofen satellite launched

The Gaofen 3C radar satellite was launched on Thursday morning, according to the China National Space Administration.

It was lifted into orbit on a Long March 4C rocket that blasted off at 7:47 am from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China and contains a C-band synthetic aptitude radar with a ground image resolution of 1 meter, the administration said in a statement.

The satellite will join its predecessors — Gaofen 3A and 3B — to create a radar satellite network for observing specific land and sea areas.