China successfully launches remote-sensing satellite
China successfully launched a remote-sensing satellite on Wednesday that it says will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out surveys on land resources, monitor crop yields and help with natural disaster prevention and response. Read more
A Long March 2C rocket with the Yaogan Weixing-13 satellite was successfully launched from the Taiyuan launch site at 18:50 GMT (2:50 a.m. Beijing time) 29th November, 2011.