China launched two new groups of remote sensing satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday.⁣ ⁣ The Yaogan-53 and Yaogan-56 satellites lifted off aboard a Long March-4B carrier rocket at 5 p.m. Beijing Time and successfully entered their planned orbits.⁣ ⁣ The satellites will be used for scientific experiments, land and resource surveys, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and reduction.⁣ ⁣ The launch marked the 666th mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.⁣ ⁣ #China #Space #Satellite #LongMarch #Yaogan #Jiuquan #Technology