China launches first satellite in four months
Posted: Sat, Aug 9, 2014, 9:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
A Long March rocket launched what Chinese officials called a remote sensing satellite on Saturday. The Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 1:45 am EDT (0545 GMT, 1:45 pm Beijing time) Saturday and placed the Yaogan 20 satellite into orbit. The satellite, according to official Chinese media, will be used for remote sensing applications and scientific experiments. Some outside observers, though, believe the the payload is a three-satellite system that will be used to monitor naval activity, similar to the American NOSS system. The launch was the first orbital launch by China since late March.
A Long March rocket launched what Chinese officials called a remote sensing satellite on Saturday. The Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 1:45 am EDT (0545 GMT, 1:45 pm Beijing time) Saturday and placed the Yaogan 20 satellite into orbit. The satellite, according to official Chinese media, will be used for remote sensing applications and scientific experiments. Some outside observers, though, believe the the payload is a three-satellite system that will be used to monitor naval activity, similar to the American NOSS system. The launch was the first orbital launch by China since late March.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Sunday, August 30
Starlink launches in UAE - but is it an alternative to the telecoms duopoly?
The National (UAE) — 5:34 am ET (0934 GMT) UAE grants Musk’s Starlink 10-year satellite internet licence
Siasat Daily (India) — 5:33 am ET (0933 GMT) Hickenlooper Questions Trump’s Space Academy Announcement
US Senate — 5:32 am ET (0932 GMT) SpaceX bets on Louisiana as America’s next frontier takes off in the South
Fox News — 5:30 am ET (0930 GMT) Hanwha Hosts Space Conference: "Korea Needs Its Own SpaceX"
Asia Business Daily — 5:29 am ET (0929 GMT) |
