China successfully launches remote sensing satellite

JIUQUAN, Gansu - The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center confirmed that China successfully launched the Yaogan XVI remote-sensing satellite into space at 12:06 am Sunday.

China launched the Yaogan XVI remote-sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Sunday. [Photo/Xinhua]

The satellite, launched from the center in Northwest China's Gansu province, was boosted by a Long March-4C carrier rocket and sent into a predetermined orbit.

The Yaogan XVI remote-sensing satellite was developed by an affiliate research institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

It has been designed for a variety of uses, including technological experimentation, land resource surveying, agricultural yield estimation and disaster prevention and reduction.

The launch marked the 172th of the Long March series carrier rockets.