Yaogan-33

Yaogan-33 is a new remote sensing satellite launched by China from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northeast China. The satellite was launched on board a Long March-4C rocket. It successfully entered into the intended orbit. This is the 357^th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. The satellite is intended to be used for scientific experiments, land resource survey, crop yield estimation and disaster prevention and mitigation.