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China launches high-resolution Earth observation satellite
TAIYUAN, July 31, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – China on Tuesday launched Gaofen-11,
an optical remote sensing satellite, as part of the country’s high-resolution
Earth observation project.
The Gaofen-11 satellite was launched on a Long March 4B rocket at 11 a.m.
Beijing Time from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi
Province. It was the 282nd flight mission by a Long March carrier rocket.
The satellite can be used for land survey, urban planning, road network
design, agriculture, and disaster relief. Its data will also be used for the
Belt and Road Initiative.
Since the Gaofen project began in 2010, China has gained an increasingly
clearer view of the planet.
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