A Long March-2D rocket carrying the Gaofen-5 01A satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Dec 9, 2022. Photo:Xinhua

China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province at 2:31 am Friday (Beijing Time).

The satellite, Gaofen-5 01A, was launched aboard a Long March-2D rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully.

It is a hyperspectral satellite that will be used for remote sensing and applications in diverse fields, such as pollution reduction, environmental monitoring, natural resource surveys, and climate change studies.

The satellite will help improve the country's hyperspectral observation capacity in areas such as environmental protection, land, weather, agriculture, and disaster alleviation.

The launch was the 453rd flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.