Long March-5 launches Yaogan-41

A Long March-5 launch vehicle (长征五号遥六, Long March-5 Y6) launched the Yaogan-41 satellite (遥感四十一号卫星) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site Hainan Province, China, on 15 December 2023, at 13:41 UTC (21:41 local time). According to official sources, Yaogan-41 is a “high-orbit optical remote sensing satellite”, that will be used for “land survey, crop yield estimation, environmental management, meteorological warning and forecasting, and comprehensive disaster prevention and reduction”. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)