China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Friday afternoon, deploying three satellites, including an advanced atmospheric research satellite, into their preset orbit. The rocket blasted off at 12:07 pm at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and soon delivered the Tianlu 1,... read full story
"Such data is of great importance to forecasting extreme weather events and space environment and studying climate change. The data will also help researchers to establish atmospheric models, study ionosphere and analyze the vertical distribution of air pollutants,"