BEIJING – China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province at 2:31 a.m. Friday.
The satellite, named Gaofen-5 01A, was launched aboard a Long March-2D rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully.
It is a hyperspectral satellite that will be used for remote sensing and applications in diverse fields, such as pollution reduction, environmental monitoring, natural resource surveys, and climate change studies.
The satellite, according to Xinhua news agency, will help improve the country’s hyperspectral observation capacity in areas such as environmental protection, land, weather, agriculture, and disaster alleviation.
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