China sent the Yaogan-25 remote sensing satellite into a scheduled orbit at 3:33 a.m. on Thursday from the Jiuquan satellite launch center.
　
The Yaogan-25 was carried by a Long March-4C rocket. It was the 201st mission for the Long March rocket technology.
　
Yaogan satellites are mainly used for scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief.
　
China launched the first satellite in the "Yaogan" series, Yaogan-1, in 2006.
　
Thursday's mission was the 201st since April 24, 1970 when a Long March-1 successfully carried China's first satellite, Dongfanghong-1, into space.