HI-RESOLUTION SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR IMAGING SATELITE LAUNCHED.

CHINA LAUNCHED A HIGH- RESOLUTION SATELITE FOR THE PROTECTION OF ITS MARITIME RIGHTS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE ON AUGUST 10, 2016  GOAFEN -3 CHINA`S FIRST SAR IMAGING SATELITE,  WILL BE USED FOR DISASTER WARNING, WAITHER  FORCASTING, WATER RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS, AND THE PROTECTION OF MARITIME RIGHTS. GAOFEN-3 IS ALSO CHINA`S FIRST LOW ORBIT REMOTE SENSING SATELITE THAT HAS A LIFESPAN OF EIGHT YEARS. IT IS ABLE TO PROVIDE HIGH- DEFINATION REMOTE SENSING DATA FOR ITS USERS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE GOAFEN- 3 AND THE LONG MARCH 4C ROCKET WERE DEVELOPED BY THE CHINA ACADEMY OF SPACE TECHONOLOGY AND THE SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF SPACEFLIGHT TECHNOLOGY, UNDER THE GUIDENCE OF THE CHINA AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION.