The satellite was launched with a Long March-4B carrier rocket at , the center said.The satellite will be used for data collection and transmission involving land resources surveys, environmental surveillance and protection, urban planning, crop yield estimates, disaster prevention and reduction, and space science experiments.
China launched a remote-sensing satellite, “Yaogan V” in Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
(Dec 2008) China successfully launched a remote-sensing satellite, “Yaogan V” in Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.