dimanche 6 octobre 2019

CASC - Long March-4C launches Gaofen-10













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6 Oct. 2019

Long March-4C carrying Gaofen-10 lift off

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the Gaofen-10 satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 4 October 2019, at 18:51 UTC (5 October, at 02:51 local time).

Long March-4C launches Gaofen-10

Gaofen-10 (高分十号) is a microwave remote sensing satellite capable of providing photographs with a resolution of less than a meter, part of China’s high-definition Earth observation project.

Gaofen-10

According to official sources, Gaofen-10 will be used in land survey, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimate, as well as disaster relief.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC): http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html

Images, Video, Text, Credits: CASC/China Central Television (CCTV)/SciNews/Günter's Space Page/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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