Long March-4C launches ZY-1 02E

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched ZY-1 02E and one small satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 26 December 2021, at 03:11 UTC (11:11 local time). ZY-1 02E (Ziyuan 1-02E, 资源一号02E星) is an Earth-observation satellite that “will provide observation data for natural resources asset management, ecological monitoring, disaster prevention and control, environmental protection, urban construction, transportation and contingency management”. Credit: China Media Group(CMG)/China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)