China has successfully launched a new satellite named Gaofen-9 05 using its Long March-2D carrier rocket at 10:27 hours on Sunday (Beijing Time), agencies reported. The launch took place at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, according to the China National Space Administration.
The Gaofen-9 05 is an optical remote-sensing satellite with a resolution said to be up to the sub-meter level. It would be used for land surveying, city planning, disaster management and prevention, crop yield estimation as well as planning for the Belt and Road initiative or CPEC. It can also be used for other surveillance operations.
The launch marked the 343rd mission of the Long March rocket family, reported Xinhua.
Along with the Gaofen-9 05, the rocket also carried a multi-functional experimental satellite ‘Tiantuo-5’, which would house communications and navigation technologies under further testing, and would be used to verify in-orbit information collection capabilities from ships, spacecraft, and Internet of Things.
Iran, US begin second round of nuclear t…
18-04-2025
High-stakes nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States have commenced in Rome, mediated by Oman, aiming to address Tehran's nuclear program. These discussions occur amidst heightened regional tensions, including...
Read moreWho was Harsimrat Randhawa? Indian stude…
18-04-2025
Harsimrat Randhawa, a 21-year-old Indian student at Mohawk College, tragically died in Hamilton, Ontario, after being struck by a stray bullet while waiting at a bus stop on her way...
Read moreIndian student in Canada shot dead in Ha…
18-04-2025
Harsimrat Randhawa, a 21-year-old Indian student at Mohawk College, tragically died after being struck by a stray bullet at a Hamilton bus stop. She was an innocent bystander caught in...
Read moreWhy was White House press briefing inter…
18-04-2025
Dr Mehmet Oz's swearing-in ceremony as CMS administrator was abruptly halted when a young girl, later identified as a family member, collapsed during a White House press briefing. The incident...
Read moreCanada elections 2025 explained : Who’s …
18-04-2025
Canadians are preparing to vote on April 28, deciding between the Liberal Party, led by Mark Carney, and the Conservative Party under Pierre Poilievre. The election will determine the country's...
Read more‘Margarita or just water?’: Senator, El …
18-04-2025
Senator Chris Van Hollen has accused El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele of staging a deceptive media stunt during a meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongfully deported under the Trump administration...
Read moreWhat is covid 'lab leak' theory accordin…
18-04-2025
The White House's revamped Covid-19 website now prominently features the lab-leak theory, alleging the virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The site criticizes a study discrediting the theory...
Read more‘Lab leak’ theory: Trump’s new Covid sit…
18-04-2025
The White House has relaunched its Covid-19 website, prominently featuring the lab-leak theory and accusing the previous administration of suppressing debate on the virus's origins. The updated site criticizes early...
Read more
What Trump said in first reaction on dep…
18-04-2025
Donald Trump defended the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, linking him to MS-13 with a photo of a tattooed hand. This sparked controversy after images surfaced of Abrego Garcia with...
Read more
Thousands of RFK documents declassified …
18-04-2025
The Trump administration has released 10,000 pages of classified documents related to Senator Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination, fulfilling a promise of transparency. RFK's son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., welcomed...
Read more
