China on Tuesday successfully put into orbit another remote-sensingsatellite, "Yaogan X", from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center inNorthern Shanxi province.
The satellite was sent into space aboard a Long March 4C carrier rocket at 6:49 am (Beijing Time), according to the center.
The satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiment, carry outsurveys on land resources, estimate crops yield and help with naturaldisaster-reduction and prevention endeavor.
Its predecessor "Yaogan IX" was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwestern Gansu province in March.
