HeadlinesNews China launches marine satellite By maritimemag September 8, 2018 ShareTweet 0 Abiodun Oba | China on Friday launched a satellite HY-1C which will help monitor ocean colour and water temperatures, providing basic data for research on the global oceanic environment. A Long March-2C rocket carrying the HY-1C satellite took off at 11:15 a.m. from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi Province. According to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, its data will also be used in the survey of the resources and environment of China’s offshore waters, islands and coastal zones, marine disaster relief and sustainable utilisation of ocean resources, said the administration. With a design life of five years, the satellite was developed by China Spacesat Co., Ltd. under the China Academy of Space Technology. Friday’s launch was the 284th of the Long March rocket series. © 2018, maritimemag. All rights reserved.
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