China sends Yunhai-3 02 satellite into space(1/4)

A modified version of a Long March-6 rocket carrying the Yunhai-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, March 27, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Bin)

The satellite will be used for atmospheric and marine environment surveys, space environment monitoring, disaster prevention and reduction, and scientific experiments. It was the 514th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.

A modified version of a Long March-6 rocket carrying the Yunhai-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, March 27, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Bin)

A modified version of a Long March-6 rocket carrying the Yunhai-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, March 27, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Bin)

A modified version of a Long March-6 rocket carrying the Yunhai-3 02 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, March 27, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Bin)