China launches new remote-sensing satellite

Remote sensing satellites refer to those tasked with observing, surveying and measuring objects on land or at sea as well as monitoring weather.

The mission marked the 28th flight of the Kuaizhou 1A model as well as China's 61st space launch this year.

Developed by China Space Sanjiang Group, a CASIC subsidiary, in Hubei province, the 20-meter Kuaizhou 1A is the country's most used solid-propellant carrier rocket model.

The rocket launched on Wednesday was an upgraded version of the Kuaizhou 1A, boasting a larger space inside its payload fairing that can contain a bigger satellite.

Compared with the baseline model capable of sending 300 kilograms of payloads into a low-Earth orbit, the upgraded one is able to transport 450 kg to the same orbit, according to its designers.