PointOrView's video: EYES IN THE SKY: China s Long March-6 Delivers Shiyan-25 Satellite for Epic Earth Observation

JUST IN: watch the spectacular footage of China’s successful launch of Shiyan-25 satellite into preset orbit via a Long March-6 carrier rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. It will be used for Earth observation technology verification. China launched a Long March 6 rocket from Taiyuan at 0318 UTC today, sending the classified Shiyan-25 satellite into orbit. Sat was developed by CAST and described as for Earth observation technology experiments. China's 25th orbital launch of 2023. The mission marks the 477th flight of Long March carrier rocket series. China launched a Long March-6 carrier rocket on Tuesday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, sending a new experimental satellite into preset orbit. The satellite, known as Shiyan-25, was launched atop the rocket at 11:18 a.m. Beijing Time. Developed by China Academy of Space Technology, the satellite will be mainly used to carry out experiments on new Earth observation technologies for areas including land resource surveys, urban planning and disaster prevention and mitigation. This launch marks the 11th flight mission of the Long March-6 carrier rocket, China's new-generation launch vehicle fueled by a mixture of kerosene and liquid oxygen, and the 477th of the Long March carrier rocket series.