China successfully launched the remote-sensing satellite Yaogan XIII Wednesday from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi, according to a press release from the center.

The satellite was carried into space aboard a Long March 2C carrier rocket at 2:50 a.m. Beijing time, according to the center.

The satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out surveys on land resources, monitor crop yields and help with natural disaster-reduction and prevention.

The Long March 2C carrier rocket was produced by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The Wednesday flight is the 152th mission of Long-March-series carrier rockets.

Source：http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_launches_remote_sensing_satellite_Yaogan_XIII_999.html

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Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth,CAS;The Lanzhou Branch of the National Science Library/The Scientific Information Center for Resources and Environment,CAS