China plans to launch a maritime satellite at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China in the coming days, a statement from the center said Sunday.

The orbiter, Haiyang-2, will be boosted by a Long March-4B carrier rocket from the launch center in Shanxi Province at an appropriate launch window, the statement said.

The satellite and rocket are in good condition and preparations for the launch are going on smoothly, it said.

(Xinhua News Agency August 14, 2011)