China launched two satellites for Pakistan

Beijing. Jul 10. Silkroadnews - China launched two satellites for Pakistan on a Long March-2C rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Sina.com reports.
The PRSS-1 is China’s first optical remote sensing satellite sold to Pakistan and the 17th satellite developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) for a foreign buyer.
The device, designed for seven years of operation life, has been equipped with two panchromatic / multispectral cameras with a resolution of up to a meter and a coverage range of 60 km.
According to the developers, both cameras on the satellite are among the best exported remote sensing cameras made by China. They can be used to monitor plant diseases and pests.
The PRSS-1 will be used for land and resource surveys, natural disaster monitoring, agricultural research, urban construction and remote sensing information for the countries members of Belt and oad Initiative.
Launch of the satellite marks the 279th mission of the Long March rocket and another step in space cooperation between China and Pakistan since the launch of the PAKSAT-1R communication satellite in August 2011.
It is also the first international commercial launch of the Long March-2C rocket in the last nearly 20 years after the launch of the Motorola Iridium satellites in 1999.
The Long March-2C rockets are used mainly to deliver satellites to low Earth or Sun-synchronous orbits.