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China’s newest EO satellite carried aloft by a Long March 4C rocket

June 27, 2022

A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying the Gaofen-12 03 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 27, 2022. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua.

On Monday, June 27th, China sent a new Earth Observation (EO) satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The satellite, Gaofen-12 03, was launched by a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 11:46 p.m. (Beijing Time) and has successfully entered its planned orbit.

The satellite will be used in a variety of fields, including land surveys, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimation and disaster relief.

The launch marked the 425th flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.

A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying the Gaofen-12 03 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua.

Filed Under: China, Earth Observation (EO), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Launch, Long March

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