China launches new remote-sensing satellite
China on Wednesday launched a new remote-sensing satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
Launched at 12:46 by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket, the remote-sensing satellite Haishao-1, equipped with synthetic aperture radar (SAR), has entered its planned orbit.
This mission is the 28th flight of the KZ-1A carrier rocket.
