Latest


China launches remote sensing satellite

  •   Thu, Nov 20 2014 03:54:13 PM

Beijing, Nov 20 (IANS): China sent the Yaogan-24 remote sensing satellite into a scheduled orbit at 3.12 p.m. Thursday from the Jiuquan satellite launch centre.

Yaogan satellites will mainly be used for scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief, according to Xinhua.

The Yaogan-24 was carried by a Long March-2D rocket, the 199th mission for the Long March rocket family.

China launched the first satellite in the Yaogan series, Yaogan-1, in 2006.

 
  

Top Stories


Leave a Comment

Title: China launches remote sensing satellite



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.

You might also like