China launched(发射 fāshè) a new Earth observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 17. The satellite will be mainly used for land survey, city planning, land right confirmation, road network design, crop yield estimation and disaster prevention and mitigation, and providing information for the construction of the Belt and Road. | Learn Chinese

China Launches New High-resolution Mapping Satellite China sent a new high-resolution mapping satellite into space on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi. The Ziyuan III 03 satellite was launched by a Long March-4B rocket at 11:13 Beijing time, according to the center. It was the 341st flight mission by the Long March rocket series. Ziyuan III 03, developed by the China Academy of Space Technology, will join its predecessor Ziyuan III 02 to form a