China’s New Earth resources observation satellite

• On December 27, 2021, a new Chinese Earth observation satellite named “Ziyuan-1 02E” was launched into space by China.

• The satellite was launched for exploring natural resources.

• It also launched a smaller satellite, which will be used for teaching geography at a school in Beijing.

• Both the satellites took off from the Taiyuan Launch Center in Sjanxi Province, aboard the Long March 4C rocket.