13:49, 22 April 2009 | GMT +5
China launches "Yaogan VI" remote-sensing satellite
TAIYUAN. April 22. KAZINFORM China on Wednesday launched a remote-sensing satellite, "Yaogan VI," from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north Shanxi Province, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

The satellite was successfully launched into the space on a Long March 2C carrier rocket at 10:55 a.m., the center reported.
It will be mainly used for land resources survey, environmental surveillance and protection, urban planning, crop yield estimates, disaster prevention and reduction, and space science experiments, according to the center.
The satellite was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Space flight Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The rocket was designed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, also under the corporation, Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.chinaview.cn for full version.