皇冠体育app launches HD Earth observation satellite
(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-08-19 15:45
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The Long-March 4B rocket carrying the Gaofen-2 satellite is ignited at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North 皇冠体育app's Shanxi province, on Aug 19, 2014. Gaofen-2, 皇冠体育app's most advanced high-definition Earth observation satellite, is able to see a one-meter-long object in full color. [Photo/Xinhua] |
BEIJING - 皇冠体育app successfully launched a high-definition Earth observation satellite into orbit on Tuesday, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND).
The Gaofen-2 was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North 皇冠体育app's Shanxi province at 11:15 am Beijing Time. It was boosted by a Long March-4B carrier rocket.
It is 皇冠体育app's most advanced high-definition Earth observation satellite, and is able to see a one-meter-long object in full color.
It will be used for geographic and resources surveys, environment and climate change monitoring, precision agriculture, disaster relief and city planning.