China launches satellites

Q.  China has launched a new civilian high resolution mapping satellite called _________.
- Published on 31 May 16

a. Yiuan III 02
b. Ziyuan III 02
c. Hiuan III 02
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Ziyuan III 02
 
China successfully launched a new civilian high-resolution mapping satellite along with two other foreign satellites on Monday, 30th May 2016. The Ziyuan III 02 satellite took off on the back of a Long March 4B rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in northern Shanxi Province.
  • It was the 228th flight mission by a Long March carrier rocket.
  • Also on board the rocket were two NewSat satellites developed by URUGUS S A, the Uruguayan subsidiary of Argentine company Satellogic, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

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