Hi Mark, <<recent round of conference calls>> I remember your interest in metal from earlier PM. You seem knowledgeable on metals. My nephew is a metal trader, when I have questions on China metals, I ask him and his two partners.
<<once living standards extend beyond survival mode, even poor nations and communities will demand appropriate respect>>
asia.cnn.com
China launches environmental satellite
BEIJING (AP) --China has launched a satellite that would provide data for urban planning and environmental protection, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
The satellite was launched on a Long March IV-B carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Launching Center in the northern Shanxi province at 11:17 a.m. (0317 GMT) on Sunday, Xinhua said.
A satellite of the same type was launched in September 2000 and is still operating in space, Xinhua said.
The skies were sunny and after 10 minutes, the 45-meter (148-foot) rocket and satellite were separated.
The satellite was in good condition and operating smoothly, Xinhua said, citing the Satellite Monitoring Center in Xi'an, in the northwestern Shaanxi province.
It will be used for territorial survey, environment monitoring and protection, urban planning, crop yield assessment and disaster monitoring, the news agency said.
In May, China successfully launched a marine exploratory satellite and a meteorological satellite. |
