China launches Yaogan-23 remote sensing satellite
中国成功发射遥感卫星23号
China has launched the Yaogan-23 remote sensing satellite into scheduled orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province.
我国在太原卫星发射中心成功将遥感卫星二十三号送入太空既定轨道。
The satellite will mainly be used for scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief.
遥感卫星二十三号主要将用于科学试验、国土资源普查、农作物估产及防灾减灾等领域。
It was carried by a Long March-2C rocket, marking the 198th mission for the Long March rocket family.
将该枚遥感卫星送入太空的是长征二号丙运载火箭,这是长征系列运载火箭的第198次飞行。