China launches new remote sensing satellite

时间：2007-11-12 08:06:45

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China launched a new remote sensing satellite "Yaogan III" Monday morning.

 
Nov. 12 - China launched a new remote sensing satellite "Yaogan III" Monday morning.

 

The satellite was launched on a Long March-4C carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province at 6:48 a.m. (Beijing Time).

 

The 2,700-kilogram satellite will be used for scientific research, land resources surveying, crop yield estimate and disaster prevention and relief.

 

Both the satellite and the rocket are developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology affiliated1 to the China Aerospace2 Science and Technology Corporation.

 

The launch was the 104th mission of China's Long March series of rockets.

 



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1 affiliated 78057fb733c9c93ffbdc5f0ed15ef458     
adj. 附属的, 有关连的
参考例句：
  • The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
  • All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。
2 aerospace CK2yf     
adj.航空的，宇宙航行的
参考例句：
  • The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
  • Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。

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