China launches mapping satellites

A Chinese Long March 4B rocket successfully launched two Tianhui satellites Monday to conduct land surveys, mapping and scientific experiments in space, according to reports from state-run media. The satellites lifted off aboard the Long March 4B launcher at 2252 GMT (6:52 p.m. EDT) Monday, China’s government-run Xinhua news agency reported. The launch occurred at 6:52 a.m. Beijing time Tuesday, a little more than an hour after sunrise at the Taiyuan space base in northern China’s Shanxi province. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - May 2)