China launches new remote sensing satellite

JIUQUAN, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- China launched a Long March-4B carrier rocket on Tuesday to place a new satellite, Yaogan-47, into space.

The remote sensing satellite was lifted off at 11:41 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, and has entered the preset orbit successfully.

It will be primarily used in national land surveys, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimation, environmental management, and disaster prevention and mitigation.

The launch was the 614th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. Enditem