(MENAFN- QNA) China successfully launched the Yaogan-21 remote sensing satellite into preset orbit on Monday from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
Also launched in this mission was the Tiantuo-1 satellite, designed and built by the National University of Defense Technology and carried by Long March-4B rocket, according to China's (Xinhua) News Agency.
Yaogan-21 will be used for scientific experiments, natural resource survey, estimation of crop yield and disaster relief, while Tiantuo-1 was designed for smart satellite experiments.
The launch is the 193rd mission for the Long March rocket family.
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