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China Lofts Remote Sensing Satellite and Two Argentinian Smallsats

January 15, 2020 by editorial

China launched on January 15 a new optical remote-sensing satellite for commercial use into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province.

The satellite, belonging to the Jilin-1 satellite family (also named Red Flag-1 H9) was launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket at 10:53 a.m., Beijing time. The new satellite, developed by the Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd., has a super-wide coverage and a resolution at the sub-meter level and is also capable of high-speed data storage and transmission.


A Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province lofts China’s Red Flag-1 H9, along with three small satellites.

Photo is courtesy of Xinhua/Lu Xing.

It will work with the 15 satellites of the Jilin-1 family that have already been sent into orbit to form a constellation that will provide remote-sensing data and services for governmental and industrial users.

Via the same carrier rocket, three small satellites — including NewSat7 and NewSat8 developed by an Argentinian company — were also sent into space.

The Long March-2D carrier rocket was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

Wednesday’s launch was the 325th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.

Article source: XINHUANET

Filed Under: News

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