China on Tuesday launched Gaofen-11, an optical remote sensing satellite (Representational)Beijing:China on Tuesday launched Gaofen-11, an optical remote sensing satellite, as part of its high-resolution Earth observation project.
It will aid in the Belt and Road Initiative.The Gaofen-11 satellite was launched on a Long March 4B rocket at 11 am from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in northern Shanxi Province, Xinhua news agency reported.It was the 282nd flight mission by a Long March carrier rocket.The satellite can be used for land survey, urban planning, road network design, agriculture, and disaster relief.