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China launches new remote-sensing satellite

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-07-31 13:13

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A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying the Pakistan Remote-Sensing Satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province on July 31, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

XICHANG -- China on Thursday launched the Pakistan Remote-Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Launched at 10:00 am (Beijing Time) by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket, the PRSS-1 has entered its planned orbit.

The satellite will be primarily used in the fields of land resource surveys and disaster prevention and mitigation.

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