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    China launches remote sensing satellite

    2014-09-08 13:58 Xinhua Web Editor: Si Huan
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    China successfully launched the Yaogan-21 remote sensing satellite into preset orbit at 11:22am on Monday Beijing Time (0322 GMT) from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

    Also launched in this mission was the Tiantuo-1 satellite, designed and built by the National University of Defense Technology and carried by Long March-4B rocket.

    Yaogan-21 will be used for scientific experiments, natural resource survey, estimation of crop yield and disaster relief, while Tiantuo-1 was designed for smart satellite experiments.

    The launch is the 193rd mission for the Long March rocket family.

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