China launches new satellites-Xinhua

China launches new satellites

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-04-30 15:23:28

The Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites are launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket from a platform in the East China Sea on April 30, 2022.China successfully sent five satellites into planned orbit from a platform in the East China Sea at 11:30 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time). The Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites will provide commercial remote sensing data services for sectors including land resource survey, urban planning and disaster monitoring. (Photo by Yu Jisong/Xinhua)

NANTONG, Jiangsu, April 30 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent five satellites into planned orbit from a platform in the East China Sea at 11:30 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time).

The Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites were launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket and have successfully entered their planned orbit.

They will provide commercial remote sensing data services for sectors including land resource survey, urban planning and disaster monitoring.

The launch marked the 418th flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.

The Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites are launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket from a platform in the East China Sea on April 30, 2022. China successfully sent five satellites into planned orbit from a platform in the East China Sea at 11:30 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time). The Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites will provide commercial remote sensing data services for sectors including land resource survey, urban planning and disaster monitoring. (Photo by Yu Jisong/Xinhua)

The Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites are launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket from a platform in the East China Sea on April 30, 2022.China successfully sent five satellites into planned orbit from a platform in the East China Sea at 11:30 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time). The Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites will provide commercial remote sensing data services for sectors including land resource survey, urban planning and disaster monitoring. (Photo by Yu Jisong/Xinhua)