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October 03, 2013

China launches satellite to monitor natural disaster
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Sep 30, 2013
A satellite for natural disaster monitoring was successfully launched into orbit at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center has announced. The satellite Kuaizhou I, or speedy vessel I, will be used to monitor natural disasters and provide disaster-relief information for its user, the National Remote Sensing Center of China, a public institution under the Ministry of Science and Technology. The satellite was carried by a small launch vehicle bearing the same name as the ... read more

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