China successfully launches new earth observation satellite

The satellite and carrier rocket were developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. (Representative image: Reuters)

China has successfully launched a new satellite into space to improve the country’s hyperspectral observation capability of the atmosphere, water and land, official media reported on Wednesday.

The Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-5 02, was launched on a Long March-4C rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China’s Shanxi province on Tuesday, Xinhua reported, adding that it was successfully in the planned orbit. entered.

It is a hyperspectral satellite that will be used for comprehensive environmental monitoring, aimed at improving the hyperspectral observation capability of the country’s atmosphere, water and land.

The satellite and carrier rocket were developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The report said that this was the 387th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.