China has successfully launched a remote sensing satellite which will focus on experiments on survey of land, crop yields and disaster relief.
- The satellite named Yaogan – 29 was carried by a Long March – 4C rocket after it was launched on from Taiyuan in the northern Shanxi province.
- This is the 219th mission for the Long March rocket family.
- China launched the first “Yaogan” series satellite in 2006.
Western analysts believe the series of satellites are of a military nature, using electronic intelligence, electro – optical and synthetic aperture radar sensing equipment.
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