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Gaofen-6 satellite
June 9 , 2018
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- China has successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite which will be mainly used in agricultural resources research and disaster monitoring.
- The Gaofen-6 satellite was launched on a Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China.
- Gaofen-6 is the latest of a series of China High-resolution Earth Observation System (CHEOS) satellites.
- The satellite was developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), a subordinate to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
- A scientific experiment satellite named Luojia-1 was sent into space at the same time.
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