China successfully launched a Yunhai-1(01) satellite with a Long March-2D carrier rocket Saturday from its Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. <br /> <br />The Yunhai-1(01) satellite is mainly designed for detecting environmental elements in the atmosphere and ocean, the space environment, disaster prevention and reduction, and scientific experimentation. <br /> <br />Both the satellite and its carrier rocket are designed and made by the Shanghai Institute of Spaceflight Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. <br /> <br />Saturday's is the 240th flight of China's Long March carrier rockets.
