Satellite expands Chinas disaster warning network through global electromagnetic monitoring

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 17, 2025

China has launched a new satellite designed to improve the country's early warning capabilities for natural disasters by monitoring Earth's electromagnetic environment. Developed in partnership with Italy, the satellite lifted off Saturday aboard a Long March 2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. The spacecraft, Zhangheng 1B, entered its designated orbit as