China launches new satellite for Earth observation
Published: Updated On - 03:55 PM, Thu - 7 April 22
Jiuquan: China launched a new Earth-observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday.
The satellite, Gaofen-3 03, was launched by a Long March-4C rocket at 7:47 a.m. and has entered the planned orbit successfully, Xinhua news agency reported.
The launch marks the 414th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets.
