China has begun to build the first Sino-French satellite and plans to launch it in 2018 to improve oceanographical research, according to Chinese space scientists.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/joint-sino-french-satellite-study-ocean-waves-wind
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/china-daily
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/science-and-technology
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/france
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/space-technology
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oceans-and-seas
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters