China on Saturday launched a new remote sensing satellite into scheduled orbit from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre.
The satellite Yaogan-23 will mainly be used for scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
It was carried by a Long March-2C rocket, marking the 198th mission for the Long March rocket family.
China launched the first satellite in the “Yaogan” series, Yaogan-1, in 2006.
The new satellite was put in orbit amid plans announced by China on November 10 to launch around 120 more applied satellites to “accommodate economic and social needs.”
