BEIJING — The People's Republic of China has successfully placed two new groups of remote sensing satellites into orbit following a launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country’s northwestern Gobi Desert, expanding the nation’s high resolution Earth observation architecture for environmental monitoring, resource assessment, and scientific research.
The payloads, comprising orbital units from the Yaogan 53 and Yaogan 56 satellite series, lifted off aboard a Long March 4B carrier rocket and settled into their predetermined orbital trajectories following nominal separation sequences. The newly deployed spacecraft will primarily support scientific experimentation, nationwide land and resource surveys, agricultural crop yield forecasting through multi spectral imaging, and disaster mitigation management to enhance early warning systems.
The successful orbital delivery marks the 673rd flight mission for the operational Long March carrier rocket series, underscoring the sustained operational cadence of Chinese space infrastructure as the country continues to densify its orbital remote sensing and environmental surveillance networks.
