China launches new marine satellite
Xinhua |
Updated: 2026-07-02 09:24
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JIUQUAN -- China on Thursday sent a new marine satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China.
A Long March 4B rocket carrying the Haiyang-2E (HY-2E) satellite took off at 7:46 am (Beijing Time), sending the satellite into its planned orbit.
The launch was the 654th involving the Long March rocket series.
The HY-2E was developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). As China's first satellite system dedicated to marine dynamic environment monitoring, HY-2 satellites have for over a decade provided data services for national marine disaster prevention and mitigation, resource development, maritime security and oceanographic research.
