China launches Gaofen environmental monitoring satellite

China launched an Earth observation satellite on top of a Long March 4C rocket Tuesday to monitor land surfaces, water resources, and air quality. The Gaofen 5-02 environmental monitoring satellite took off at 0301 GMT Tuesday (11:01 p.m. EDT Monday) from the Taiyuan launch base, a military-run spaceport located in Shanxi province in northern China. Liftoff occurred at 11:01 a.m. Beijing time. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 9)