China launches satellite Zhangheng 1-02 for natural disaster monitoring(1/3)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Zhangheng 1-02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on June 14, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

China launched an electromagnetic monitoring satellite Zhangheng 1-02 at 3:56 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Saturday, successfully sending it into its planned orbit, which is expected to enhance the country's “space-air-ground” integrated monitoring capabilities for major natural disasters.

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Zhangheng 1-02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on June 14, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Zhangheng 1-02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on June 14, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)