China launches maritime satellite
Posted: Tue, Aug 16, 2011, 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a ocean observation satellite into orbit on Tuesday. The Long March 4B lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 6:57 pm EDT Monday (2257 GMT Monday, 6:57 am Beijing time Tuesday) and placed the Haiyang-2A into Sun synchronous orbit. The satellite is designed to monitor ocean conditions. The launch is the latest in a surge of Chinese launch activity that has seen several launches in the last month in a half.
A Long March rocket placed a ocean observation satellite into orbit on Tuesday. The Long March 4B lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 6:57 pm EDT Monday (2257 GMT Monday, 6:57 am Beijing time Tuesday) and placed the Haiyang-2A into Sun synchronous orbit. The satellite is designed to monitor ocean conditions. The launch is the latest in a surge of Chinese launch activity that has seen several launches in the last month in a half.
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