A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a high-definition earth observation satellite "Gaofen-1" and other three small satellites made by Ecuador, Argentina and Turkey as well as two satellite splitters from the Netherlands blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 26, 2013. China successfully sent high-definition earth observation satellite "Gaofen-1" into space at 12:13 p.m. Beijing time on April 26. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
China has successfully launched its first high resolution earth observing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
The satellite, Gao Fen-1, is designed to help with disaster prevention and relief, precision agriculture, and monitoring climate change. The high resolution technology provides precise and global data. It is being developed by countries around the world. The Gao Fen satellite was carried into orbit by a Long March 2D rocket. It was launched on Friday with three other satellites from Turkey, Argentina and Ecuador.
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