China successfully launched new earth observation satellite "Gaofen-5 02"

China successfully launched new earth observation satellite "Gaofen-5 02"

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: September 11 2021

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·        China successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-5 02, into space aboard a Long March-4C rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi Province.

·        The Gaofen-5 02 satellite is the 24th in the series of Gaofen Earth-observing satellites from China, which monitors environmental protection efforts and promotes monitoring of its natural resources.

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About Gaofen-5 02:

v Gaofen-5 02 is a hyperspectral satellite that will be used for comprehensive environmental monitoring, to improve the hyperspectral observation capability of the country's atmosphere, water and land.

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