China launches multiple remote sensing satellites via Long March rockets

China successfully conducted two separate rocket launches in late October 2026 to deploy remote sensing satellites into orbit.

At the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, a Long March 4B rocket delivered two groups of satellites, Yaogan-53 and Yaogan-56, into low Earth orbit. Developed with contributions from commercial firms MinoSpace and GalaxySpace, these six satellites are tasked with supporting scientific experiments, land and resource census, agricultural yield estimation, and disaster prevention planning.

Separately, a modified Long March-6A rocket launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province. The mission successfully placed the Yaogan-50-03 satellite into its planned orbit. Built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, the Yaogan-50 series is designed for frequent image collection to monitor land, crops, and disaster relief efforts across China and much of the globe.