Gaofen-3. China Successfully Launches Hi Resolution SAR Imaging Satellite

China launched a new high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province on Wednesday. The Gaofen-3 satellite was launched off on the back of a Long March 4C rocket at 06:55 Beijing time, according to the center. It was the 233rd flight mission by a Long March carrier rocket. “The whole process went very well. The rocket works well. We have made some major changes on our control system and three-stage engines. They have been tested i