China Launches 3 Remote Sensing Satellites

China launched three remote sensing satellites at 12:50 Tuesday from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province. The three satellites -- Jilin-1 04, Jilin-1 05 and Jilin-1 06 -- carried cameras designed to improve observation capability to promote commercial use for the remote sensing industry. It was the third launch of the Jilin-1 satellite family, a remote sensing system of more than 60 satellites developed by Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. The system will be used