China launches environmental monitoring satellite into orbit
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China has successfully launched the Huanjing Jianzai-2-06 satellite from the Taiyuan Space Center in northern China. The device will be used for warnings about natural disasters and the implementation of environmental projects. About it informs TASS with reference to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The data from Huanjing Jianzai-2-06 will also be used for the development of forestry and agriculture, in the assessment of land and water resources. The spacecraft was launched into orbit by a CZ-2C rocket at 06:53 Beijing time (01:53 Moscow time). The CZ-2C is a two-stage liquid-fuel rocket with a fairing diameter of 3.35 m. It reaches 42 m in length and is capable of launching up to 2.85 tons of payload into low Earth orbit.
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