China launches new remote sensing satellite
Share - WeChat
XICHANG -- China has sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
The satellite, Yaogan-36, was launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket at 2:25 am (Beijing Time) on Thursday, and entered its planned orbit successfully.
The launch was the 455th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
- Pact to boost China's gold market
- Annual lantern festival opens in Shanghai
- Work teams dispatched after earthquake hits Diebu county in Gansu
- Zhangjiajie National Forest Park transforms into a winter paradise
- Thousands enjoy freshly cooked laba porridge in Sichuan
- Short videos highlight the beauty of Hebei
































