Photo is courtesy of Xinhua.
China has delivered their new EO satellite to orbit following a launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time), March 31, 2021.
The satellite, Gaofen-12 02, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and successfully entered its planned orbit. This satellite will be used in land surveys, urban planning, road network design and crop yield estimation, as well as disaster relief.
This was the 364th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
