China launches new remote sensing satellite

China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Monday.

The Yaogan-46 satellite was launched at 11:47 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-7 carrier rocket. It has entered the preset orbit successfully.

It will be primarily used in disaster prevention and relief, land resource surveys, hydrology, meteorology, and other related fields.