China launches remote sensing satellite

Q.  China has recently launched which remote sending satellite?
- Published on 18 May 16

a. Yahoan-30
b. Yagoan-30
c. Yatoan-30
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Yagoan-30
 
China on 15 May 2016 launched the Yagoan-30 remote sensing satellite. It was placed in the sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) by using the Long March 2-D rocket.
  • The satellite was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center located in Gobi desert in northwest China’s Gansu Province.
  • It will be used for scientific experiments, land survey, crop yield assessment and disaster monitoring.
  • The first satellite in the Yaogan series, Yaogan-1, was launched in 2006 and this was the 227th mission for the Long March rocket family.

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