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Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2007 China on Monday launched a remote sensing satellite to carry out land resource surveying, just weeks after it sent off its first lunar orbiter. The "Yaogan III" satellite will also be used for collecting data for crop yield estimate and disaster prevention, Xinhua news agency reported. It was launched on a Long March carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launching Centre in the northern province of Shanxi. Another Long March carrier rocket launched China's first lunar orbiter, Chang'e I, on October 24. China has hailed the lunar orbiter as the third major milestone for the nation's space programme, after developing rockets and satellites since the 1970s and sending men into orbit in 2003 and 2005. The nation's first remote sensing satellite was launched in April last year, while the second was launched in May this year, Xinhua said. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links The Chinese Space Program - News, Policy and Technology China News from SinoDaily.com
China Denies Timetable For Space Station
Beijing (XNA) Nov 08, 2007China hasn't set any specific timetable for the development of a space station, a spokesman with China National Space Administration (CNSA) said here Wednesday. "According to the national outline for mid- and long-term scientific and technological development, and the outline for space technology development during the 11th-five-year period (2006-2010) issued by the State Council on May 10 this year, China will focus on manned space flight and lunar exploration in the near future," Li Guoping, the CNSA spokesman, told a press conference. |
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