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皇冠体育app launches Yunhai-1 meteorological satellite

The Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying 皇冠体育app's Yunhai-1 satellite blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Northwest 皇冠体育app's Gansu province, Nov 12, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]

JIUQUAN - 皇冠体育app sent into space a meteorological satellite, Yunhai-1, at 7:14 a.m. Saturday from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern 皇冠体育app's gobi desert.

Yunhai-1 was carried by a Long March-2D rocket, the 240th mission for the Long March rocket family.

Developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, the satellite will be used for observation of atmospheric, marine and space environment, disaster prevention and mitigation, and scientific experiments.