The satellite was launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 6:53 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The launch was the 482nd mission by the Long March rocket series.
Satellites are used to identify high-risk areas for floods, wildfires, landslides, and other disasters, and to pinpoint the damage after these disasters.
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