Beijing: China on Tuesday successfully launched the most advanced high-definition Earth observation satellite, which could clearly show small objects with clarity in colour.
The Gaofen-2 was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province,the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) said.
It was boosted by a Long March-4B carrier rocket. The satellite is China's most advanced high-definition Earth observation satellite, and is able to see a one-metre-long object in full color, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
It will be used for geographic and resources surveys, environment and climate change monitoring, precision agriculture, disaster relief and city planning, the report said.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 14:28
