China launches new satellite for land resources survey

China successfully launched a Gaofen-12 02 satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time).

The satellite will be used for field monitoring including land resources survey and disaster prevention and reduction.

The satellites were carried by a Long March-4C rocket. It was the 364th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.