China has successfully launched the Yaogan 45 remote-sensing satellite into orbit aboard a Long March 7A carrier rocket, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. reported. The rocket lifted off at 10 am Tuesday from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province and delivered its payload to the designated orbit.

Developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, Yaogan 45 will support scientific experiments, land resource surveys, agricultural monitoring, and disaster prevention and mitigation. The spacecraft belongs to the Yaogan series, China's principal fleet of remote-sensing satellites, which provide data for both governmental and commercial users.

Remote-sensing satellites operate by detecting reflected and emitted radiation from Earth's surface and oceans. T

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