CHINA TO LAUNCH SATELLITES FOR PAKISTAN

BEIJING : China to launch remote sensing satellites for Pakistan.

China plans to launch two remote sensing satellites for Pakistan in June, 2018, according to  China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology [CALVT].

It will be the first international commercial launch on Long March 2C rockets in 18  years.

It carried Motorola's Iridium satellite into orbit in 1999.

The rocket is expected to carry China-France Oceanography Satellite into space in September 2018,  according to CALVT.

The satellite will monitor ocean winds and waves. The Long March 2C rockets are primarily used to send satellites into Sun-synchronous or low Earth orbits. [Agencies].