From Xinhua News Agency: (0816 CR M03)MARITIME SATELLITE LAUNCHEDDATELINE: Aug 16, 2011LENGTH: 00:00:27PICS China successfully launched a maritime satellite at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China Tuesday morning.The orbiter, Haiyang-2, was boosted by a Long March-4B carrier rocket from the launch center in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.The satellite is for the supervision and survey of maritime environment, an important measure for prevention and reduction of maritime disasters. Powered by www.newslook.com