China has launched a Long March 6A carrier rocket to send a multirole satellite into orbit, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
In a news release, the State-owned space contractor said that the rocket blasted off at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province and transported the Yunhai 3B satellite into its preset orbit.
The satellite is tasked with surveying atmospheric, marine, and space environments, providing data to support disaster prevention and mitigation efforts, and carrying out scientific experiments.
Both the satellite and rocket were designed and built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a CASC subsidiary.
China has now deployed several Yunhai-series multifunctional satellites in space.
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