China launches Chang Zheng 4C from Taiyuan with Daqi-1 environmental satellite

A Chang Zheng 4C has launched from Launch Complex 9 (LC-9) at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China at 2:16 AM local time on April 16 (18:16 UTC on April 15) with the Daqi-1 environmental monitoring satellite. The Chang Zheng 4C (also known as Long March 4C) is a small to medium-sized satellite launch vehicle which the Chinese program has frequently used to fly Earth observation satellites. The CZ-4C has been in service since 2006 with 41 successes (including today) out of 43 attempts. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Apr 16)