Posted: Sat, Apr 20, 2024, 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
China launched a commercial remote sensing satellite early Monday. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 12:12 am EDT (0412 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, putting the Gaojing-3 (01), or SuperView-3 (01), satellite into its planned orbit. The satellite will provide commercial imagery for agricultural, urban planning and other applications. The spacecraft is designed to provide imagery with a resolution of 0.5 meters and swath width of 130 kilometers.

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