The  Kuaizhou II  satellite  was successfully launched into orbit at 2:37 p.m. last Friday, China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center announced.
　
The satellite Kuaizhou II, or speedy vessel II, will be used to monitor natural disasters and provide disaster-relief information.
　
The satellite was carried by a small launch vehicle bearing the same name as the vessel Kuaizhou.
　
China launched the first Kuaizhou satellite in September last year.