China has successfully put into orbit another remote-sensing satellite, "Yaogan IX" at 12:55 p.m.(Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province, according to a statement from the center Friday.

The satellite was sent into space aboard a Long March 4C carrier rocket and would be used to conduct scientific experiment, carry out surveys on land resources, forecast grain output and help with natural disaster-reduction and prevention endeavor, it said.

Its predecessor, "Yaogan VIII," was launched from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province last December.

Related

• China to launch 'Yaogan IX' remote-sensing satellite
• China puts navigation satellite into orbit
• China to send 3rd navigation satellite into orbit
• China to launch Chang'e-2 satellite in 2010
• China to launch civil HD survey satellite in 2011

Go to Forum >>0 Comments