Algeria has successfully launched its ALSAT-3A Earth Observation satellite to a sun-synchronous orbit to support its land-use planning initiatives while significantly enhancing the country’s capabilities in disaster prevention and mitigation.
Launched aboard a Long March-2C rocket at the Jiquan Satellite Launch Center, the satellite results from Algeria's remote sensing satellite system program, a joint project between China Great Wall Industry Corporation, a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), and the Algerian Space Agency.
