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A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched the Yaogan-47 remote sensing satellite (遥感四十七号卫星) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 9 December 2025, at 03:41 UTC (11:41 local time). According to official sources, the satellite has entered the preset orbit successfully and “will be primarily used in national land surveys, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimation, environmental management, and disaster prevention and mitigation”. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)