China successfully launches new earth observation satellite
China today successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite which will be mainly used in agricultural resources research and disaster monitoring, official media reported.
The Gaofen-6 satellite was launched on a Long March-2D rocket at 12:13 PM (local time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China.
A scientific experiment satellite named Luojia-1 was sent into space at the same time.
It was the 276th mission of the Long March rocket series, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
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First Published: Jun 02 2018 | 3:50 PM IST