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China launches remote sensing satellite

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 3:44 AM IST

The Yaogan XV remote-sensing satellite was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi province by Long March 4B carrier rocket.

Besides reducing and preventing natural disasters, the satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out land surveys and monitor crop yields, state news agency Xinhua reported.

  

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First Published: May 29 2012 | 6:05 PM IST

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