China has launched a remote sensing satellite of the Jilin-1 series into orbit

According to the Central Television of China, the device has been successfully launched into a given orbit

SHANGHAI, September 27. /TASS/. China on Monday launched the remote sensing satellite of the Jilin-1 HR-02D series. This was reported by the Central Television of China.

The launch took place at 14:19 local time (09:19 Moscow time) from the Jiuquan cosmodrome (northwestern Gansu Province) using a solid-fuel carrier rocket "Kuaizhou-1A". The device has been successfully launched into the specified orbit.

This satellite is designed for the development of smart cities, conducting resource exploration, collecting information for land surveying, forestry needs and environmental monitoring.

This launch was the 11th in a row for the launch vehicles of the Kuaizhou series.