China Launches New Earth Observation Satellite
China on Saturday launched a new Earth observation satellite, Gaofen6, which will be mainly used in agricultural resources research and disaster monitoring. Weighing 1, 064 kg and with a designed life of eight years, Gaofen6 has a similar function to that of Gaofen1 satellite, but with better cameras and its highresolution images can cover a larger area of the Earth, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
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