China launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite at 00:57 a.m. on Monday. The high-orbit optical remote-sensing satellite, Gaofen-13, was sent into orbit by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. The satellite will serve economic development by providing information services.

It will mainly be used for land surveys, crop yield estimations, environmental protection, weather forecasting, and early warnings, as well as disaster prevention and mitigation. The launch was the 349th by the Long March rocket series.