A Long March 4C rocket blasts off at 7:44 am (Beijing Time) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to place L-SAR 01A satellite in space on Jan 26, 2022. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
JIUQUAN -- China launched a Long March 4C rocket to place a new satellite in space Wednesday.
The rocket blasted off at 7:44 am (Beijing Time) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China and soon sent the L-SAR 01A satellite into preset orbit.
The satellite, equipped with L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), will be used to monitor the geological environment, landslides and earthquakes.
The mission marked the 407th flight of the Long March carrier rockets, said the launch center.
A Long March 4C rocket blasts off at 7:44 am (Beijing Time) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to place L-SAR 01A satellite in space on Jan 26, 2022. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
A Long March 4C rocket blasts off at 7:44 am (Beijing Time) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to place L-SAR 01A satellite in space on Jan 26, 2022. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
A Long March 4C rocket blasts off at 7:44 am (Beijing Time) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to place L-SAR 01A satellite in space on Jan 26, 2022. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
A Long March 4C rocket blasts off at 7:44 am (Beijing Time) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to place L-SAR 01A satellite in space on Jan 26, 2022. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
