China has launched a pair of high-resolution, remote sensing satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province. The satellites, named SuperView, blasted off on the back of a Long March 2D rocket.
They can provide commercial images with a 0.5-meter resolution for land resources survey, mapping, environmental monitoring, and financial insurance. A science satellite created by students was also put into orbit for the first time. The project is to encourage interest in space technology among the young.
