China's Gaofen-1 衛星 (satellite) successfully launched

China successfully put high-definition earth observation satellite Gaofen-1 into orbit on April 26 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province. The domestically designed satellite was launched by Long March 2D carrier rocket, together with three other satellites produced by Ecuador, Argentina and Turkey respectively, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a high-definition earth observation satellite "Gaofen-1" and other three small satellites made by Ecuador, Argentina and Turkey as well as two satellite splitters from the Netherlands blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Northwest China's Gansu Province, April 26, 2013. China successfully sent high-definition earth observation satellite "Gaofen-1" into space at 12:13 pm Beijing time on April 26. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

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