China launches world's first Earth-science satellite dedicated to UN 2030 Agenda

• China successfully launched a ‘Guangmu’ Earth-science satellite via a Long March-6 carrier rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
• ‘Guangmu’ is the world's first Earth-science satellite dedicated to serving the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda upon the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the UN.
• The satellite, developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will conduct precision analyses of energy consumption, habitat patterns, and coastal areas near human populations, as well as provide data for sustainable development indicators.

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About China

• Capital: Beijing
• President: Xi Jinping
• Currency: Renminbi
• Gulf of Tonkin: Coasts of Tonkin and South China