China launches remote-sensing satellite
20日11时31分，我国在太原卫星发射中心用长征四号丙运载火箭，成功将遥感卫星十九号发射升空，卫星顺利进入预定轨道。
遥感卫星十九号主要用于科学试验、国土资源普查、农作物估产及防灾减灾等领域。这是长征系列运载火箭的第184次发射。
China on Wednesday sent a remote-sensing satellite into scheduled orbit, according to the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
The Yaogan XIX satellite was launched at 11:31 a.m. on the back of a Long March 4C carrier rocket from the launch center in north China's Shanxi Province, according to a press release from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
The satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out land surveys, monitor crop yields and aid in preventing and reducing natural disasters, the center said.
The launch marked the 184th mission for the nation's Long March rocket family.
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