China launches new remote-sensing satellite
A Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket carrying a new remote-sensing satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 4, 2024. The satellite was launched at 12:46 p.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered its planned orbit. (Photo by Yang Xi/Xinhua)
XICHANG, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday launched a new remote-sensing satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Launched at 12:46 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket, the remote-sensing satellite, equipped with synthetic aperture radar (SAR), has entered its planned orbit.
A Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket carrying a new remote-sensing satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 4, 2024. The satellite was launched at 12:46 p.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered its planned orbit. (Photo by Yang Xi/Xinhua)
A Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket carrying a new remote-sensing satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 4, 2024. The satellite was launched at 12:46 p.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered its planned orbit. (Photo by Yang Xi/Xinhua)
Photos
Related Stories
- China launches new communication technology test satellite
- China to build next-gen Beidou system, planning test satellite launches in 2027 and system completion by 2035
- China's APSTAR-6E satellite completes in-orbit delivery
- China launches two new satellites
- China's commercial satellite constellation to provide Brazil with Internet services
Copyright © 2024 People's Daily Online. All Rights Reserved.
