China launches TanSat satellite to monitor global carbon emissions

China launches TanSat satellite to monitor global carbon emissions China successfully launched TanSat, a global carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring satellite to understand the effects of climate change. It was launched on board of Long March-2D rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China’s Gobi Desert.  It was the 243rd mission of the Long March series rockets. With this, China became