Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China - May 31, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Long March rocket blasting off
2. Launch center
3. Various of technicians at launch center
4. Animation showing launch vehicle in space
5. Animation showing satellite separating from launch vehicle
6. Animation showing satellites

China sent two satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest at 16:53 Sunday (Beijing Time).

The satellites, carried by a Long March-2D carrier rocket, were successfully placed in orbit.

As an optical remote sensing satellite, Gaofen-9 is capable of providing photographs with a resolution of about one meter.

It will be used in land surveys, urban planning, road network design and crop yield estimates, as well as disaster relief. It can also serve projects along the Belt and Road.

The other satellite, HEAD-4, was developed by Beijing-based HEAD Aerospace Technology Co. Ltd. It can carry out on-orbit information collection, including that on ships and aircraft, and the Internet of Things.

It was the 333rd mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.