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China launches mini satellite

Source: PTI
November 19, 2004 10:33 IST
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China has successfully launched a new type of mini scientific experimental satellite to study the environment and survey resources, the state media reported Friday.

The mini-satellite has entered into its scheduled orbit, China Radio International reported.

The satellite was launched Thursday with a Long-March 2-C carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the report said.

Apart from testing some new satellite technologies, the satellite will be used to survey and monitor land resources and the geographical environment on a trial basis.

In the past few years, China has successfully launched various types of mini-satellites which benefit the economy and society by providing information for disaster forecasts, environmental monitoring and resource surveys.

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