China launches Fengyun-3 07 satellite atop Long March-4B rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 16, 2023. /China Media Group
On Sunday morning, China successfully launched a Long March-4B rocket to place a new meteorological satellite in space.
The rocket blasted off at 9:36 a.m. from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and soon sent the Fengyun-3 07 satellite into its preset orbit.
China launches Fengyun-3 07 satellite atop Long March-4B rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 16, 2023. /China Media Group
The satellite will provide services for weather forecasting, disaster prevention and mitigation, climate change response and ecological conservation.
China launches Fengyun-3 07 satellite atop Long March-4B rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 16, 2023. /China Media Group
The mission marked the 471st flight of the Long March carrier rockets, according to the launch center.
(With input from Xinhua)