ALongMarch-2Ccarrierrocketcarryinganew-generationoceancolormonitoringsatelliteblastsofffromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwestChinaNov.16,2023.Thesatellitehassuccessfullyenteredtheplannedorbit.(PhotobyWangJiangbo/Xinhua)JIUQUAN,Nov.16(Xinhua)--ChinaonThursdaysentanew-generationoceancolormonitoringsatelliteintospacetohelpimproveunderstandingofmarinewaters.Thisistheworld'sfirsthigh-precisionoceancolorobservationsatellitethattargetsvariouswaterbodiesaroundtheworld,usingmultipledetectionmethods.Itcanrealizelarge-scale,continuousanddynamicmonitoringofwatercolor,watertemperature,seaice,suspendedmatterandwaterecologyintheocean,offshore,islandsandportsglobally.ThesatellitewillprovideremotesensingservicesforChina'smainsearoutes,andpromotetheutilizationoffisheryresourcesandmarinepollutionmonitoring,saidMengLingjie,deputychiefengineeroftheEarthObservationandDataCenterundertheChinaNationalSpaceAdministration.ThesatellitewaslaunchedbyaLongMarch-2Ccarrierrocketat11:55a.m.(BeijingTime)fromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwestChina,anditlatersuccessfullyenteredtheplannedorbit.Thelaunchwasthe497thflightmissiontousetheLongMarchcarrierrocketseries.■ALongMarch-2Ccarrierrocketcarryinganew-generationoceancolormonitoringsatelliteblastsofffromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwestChinaNov.16,2023.Thesatellitehassuccessfullyenteredtheplannedorbit.(PhotobyWangJiangbo/Xinhua)ALongMarch-2Ccarrierrocketcarryinganew-generationoceancolormonitoringsatelliteblastsofffromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwestChinaNov.16,2023.Thesatellitehassuccessfullyenteredtheplannedorbit.(PhotobyWangJiangbo/Xinhua)ALongMarch-2Ccarrierrocketcarryinganew-generationoceancolormonitoringsatelliteblastsofffromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwestChinaNov.16,2023.Thesatellitehassuccessfullyenteredtheplannedorbit.(PhotobyWangJiangbo/Xinhua)ALongMarch-2Ccarrierrocketcarryinganew-generationoceancolormonitoringsatelliteblastsofffromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwestChinaNov.16,2023.Thesatellitehassuccessfullyenteredtheplannedorbit.(PhotobyWangJiangbo/Xinhua)ALongMarch-2Ccarrierrocketcarryinganew-generationoceancolormonitoringsatelliteblastsofffromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwestChinaNov.16,2023.Thesatellitehassuccessfullyenteredtheplannedorbit.(PhotobyWangJiangbo/Xinhua)ALongMarch-2Ccarrierrocketcarryinganew-generationoceancolormonitoringsatelliteblastsofffromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwestChinaNov.16,2023.Thesatellitehassuccessfullyenteredtheplannedorbit.(PhotobyWangJiangbo/Xinhua)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.