Which country launched Three New Yaogon-35 remote Sensing Satellites?

Today General Knowledge(GK)

China

Russia

Israel

South Korea

Correct Answer : Option (A) - China

China on Thursday(23rd June 2022) successfully launched three new remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province, official media reported.

The satellites were launched as the second batch of the Yaogan-35 family at 10:22 a.m. (local time) by a Long March-2D carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully.

The satellites will be mainly used to conduct science experiments, land resource surveys, yield estimation of agricultural products and disaster prevention and reduction, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

This launch marked the 424th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets..

Source : Economictimes

Published On : June 25, 2022

Category : Space

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