by Staff Writers Taiyuan (XNA) Nov 10, 2011 China successfully
launched the remote-sensing satellite Yaogan XII Wednesday from
the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern Shanxi
province, according to a press release from the center. The
satellite was sent into space aboard a Long March 4B carrier
rocket at 11:21 a.m. Beijing Time, according to the center. The
satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry
out surveys on land resources, estimate crop yield and help with
natural disaster-reduction and prevention. Also hitching a ride
on the rocket was the satellite Tianxun I, which will be used to
carry out technological verification tests, according to the
center. Yaogan XI was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch
Center in northwestern Gansu province in September last year.
Source: Xinhua News Agency Earth Observation News - Suppiliers,
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