China successfully launches Gaofen-12 02 satellite(1/3)

A Long March-4C rocket carrying Gaofen-1202 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 6:45 a.m., March 31, 2021.

China successfully launched the Gaofen-1202 satellite on Wednesday, and the satellite entered its preset orbit. The satellite will be used for field monitoring including land resources survey as well as disaster prevention and reduction. It was the 364th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A Long March-4C rocket carrying Gaofen-1202 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 6:45 a.m., March 31, 2021.

China successfully launched the Gaofen-1202 satellite on Wednesday, and the satellite entered its preset orbit. The satellite will be used for field monitoring including land resources survey as well as disaster prevention and reduction. It was the 364th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A Long March-4C rocket carrying Gaofen-1202 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 6:45 a.m., March 31, 2021.

China successfully launched the Gaofen-1202 satellite on Wednesday, and the satellite entered its preset orbit. The satellite will be used for field monitoring including land resources survey as well as disaster prevention and reduction. It was the 364th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)