BEIJING, 3 September (BelTA - China Daily) - China launched a Long March
4B carrier rocket on Tuesday morning to send a group of remote-sensing
satellites into orbit, according to China Aerospace Science and
Technology Corp.
The State-owned space contractor said in a news release that the rocket blasted off at 9:22 am at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province and transported the Yaogan 43B satellites into their preset orbit.
The Yaogan 43B satellites were built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a CASC subsidiary.
They are the second group in the Yaogan 43 series to be deployed and also the newest in China's fleet of remote-sensing satellites, which refer to spacecraft tasked with detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of objects on land or at sea by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation.
Data obtained by the Yaogan family, the major series of remote-sensing spacecraft in China, has been widely used in governments, public service sectors and businesses.
The Long March 4B rocket model is built by the Shanghai academy. It can transport multiple satellites with a combined weight of 2.5 metric tons to a typical sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 kilometers.
The space mission was China's 39th rocket launch this year and the 533rd flight of the Long March rocket family, the nation's main launch vehicle fleet.
The State-owned space contractor said in a news release that the rocket blasted off at 9:22 am at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province and transported the Yaogan 43B satellites into their preset orbit.
The Yaogan 43B satellites were built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a CASC subsidiary.
They are the second group in the Yaogan 43 series to be deployed and also the newest in China's fleet of remote-sensing satellites, which refer to spacecraft tasked with detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of objects on land or at sea by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation.
Data obtained by the Yaogan family, the major series of remote-sensing spacecraft in China, has been widely used in governments, public service sectors and businesses.
The Long March 4B rocket model is built by the Shanghai academy. It can transport multiple satellites with a combined weight of 2.5 metric tons to a typical sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 kilometers.
The space mission was China's 39th rocket launch this year and the 533rd flight of the Long March rocket family, the nation's main launch vehicle fleet.
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