China successfully launches Tianhui-6 twin satellites

China successfully launched the Tianhui-6 twin satellites at 06:41 on Friday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China’s Shanxi Province. The twin satellites, Tianhui-6 A and Tianhui-6 B, on board a Long March-4C carrier rocket, have entered the planned orbit. The satellites will be used in geographic mapping, land resource surveying, scientific experiments, and other tasks.