It is used for the study of land resources
BEIJING, December 29. /tass/. China on Wednesday successfully launched the Tianhui-4 scientific and experimental satellite into orbit, which will be used to study land resources. This was announced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
As specified on her page on the WeChat social network, the launch was carried out at 19:13 local time (14:13 Moscow time) using a CZ-2D rocket from the Jiuquan cosmodrome in the north of the country. It became the 404th in a row for carriers of the Changzheng series.
Beijing is actively developing the national space program, developing meteorological, telecommunications and navigation satellites, as well as technologies for the exploration of the Moon. Chinese scientists are simultaneously carrying out a project to explore asteroids and Mars. The construction of the PRC space station is underway in orbit, which according to the plan should be operational in 2022.
According to the corporation's statement, this year China is preparing to set a new national record for the number of launches.