Space
China launches Earth-observation satellite Gaofen-14
It will take high-resolution pictures of objects on Earth, helping scientist generate 3D maps.
China successfully launched a new mission on Sunday, sending an Earth-observation satellite Gaofen-14 into space.
A Long March-3B carrier rocket blasted off from southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 11:58 a.m. local time, marking the 354th flight of the Long March carrier rocket series.
The Gaofen-14 satellite is capable of providing high-resolution images of objects on Earth, that will help scientists generate 3D topographic maps.
Operating at 500 km altitude, the goal of the Gaofen satellite series is to create a local product chain of geographical information.
Credit: CGTN
According to CGTN, the data will be used to carry out projects under China’s Belt and Road Initiative, an infrastructure project that would stretch from East Asia to Europe.
While China sent the Gaofen-14, another mission for the country is Chang’e-5. Launched on November 24, the spacecraft’s probe collected its first lunar samples on Wednesday, and it is expected to return to Earth with them this month.
Additional information: Number of satellites in orbit by major countries and rest of the world as of March 31, 2020, according to Statista.
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