China launches third Sino-Brazilian earth resources satellite
Beijing, Sept. 19 (PTI): China today successfully launched the third Sino-Brazilian earth resources satellite jointly developed by the two nations.
The satellite, dubbed "02B", was lifted by a Chinese "Long March-4B" carrier rocket which blasted off at 11:26 am (8:56 am IST) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China's Shanxi Province.
The satellite will gather earth resources information and send earth images to China, Brazil and other countries, which could be used for agricultural production, environmental protection, city planning and land resources survey.
This is the third earth resources satellite launched by the two countries. The previous ones were launched in 1999 and 2003, Xinhua news agency reported.
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