China will launch a new remote-sensing satellite into the out space Wednesday, a spokesman of the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north Shanxi Province said on Tuesday.
Both of the satellite, "Yaogan VI," and the Long March 2C carrier rocket were in sound condition and the preparation work was well underway, said the spokesman.
China has launched five remote-sensing satellites so far.
The spokesman didn't specify the usage of the satellite, but those previous ones have been used for data collection and transmission involving scientific experiments, land resource surveys, crop yield estimates, and disaster prevention and reduction.
The first Chinese remote-sensing satellite was blasted off in April 2006, and the rest four were launched during 2007 and 2008.