China successfully launches remote sensing satellites on a Long March-2C rocket

China today successfully launched remote sensing satellites designed to conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments, state media reported. The satellites, whose number is not specified yet, were launched on a Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan province at 2:10 AM (local time), Xinhua news agency reported. [caption id=“attachment_4227367” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  A Long March-2C at liftoff. Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation[/caption] The satellites have entered the preset orbit and today’s launching mission was proclaimed a success, the report said. They will conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments, the report said. China, earlier this week, had launched **three remote sensing satellites** designed to improve observation capability to promote commercial use for the remote sensing industry. The satellites were carried by a Long March-6 rocket, a new generation of liquid-fuelled carrier rocket developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.