Dec. 15, 2008 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
China launched a secretive Earth observation satellite early Monday for land surveys and disaster monitoring, according to state media reports.
The Yaogan 5 satellite blasted off on a Long March 4B rocket at 0322 GMT Monday from the Taiyuan launch base in northern China. Launch occurred at 11:22 a.m. local time, the state-owned Xinhua news agency reported.
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