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China launches new resource satellite by Staff Writers Taiyuan (XNA) Dec 27, 2021
China sent a new resource satellite into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Sunday. The resource satellite, ZY-1 02E, was launched at 11:11 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-4C carrier rocket. The satellite, developed by the China Academy of Space Technology, will work in the solar synchronous orbit. It carries a near-infrared camera, a hyperspectral camera and an infrared camera, according to the China National Space Administration. Another resource satellite, ZY-1 02D, was sent into orbit on Sept. 12, 2019. The two resource satellites will form a network to meet the current need for medium-resolution remote sensing data in natural resources monitoring and investigation, mineral exploration, and geological environment monitoring. They will also provide services for sectors such as disaster reduction, environmental protection, housing development, transportation and agriculture. The Long March-4C carrier rocket also sent into orbit a small satellite that belongs to Beijing 101 Middle School. It carries payloads such as a small imaging camera, intelligent processing equipment, and equipment for conducting experiments on semiconductor thermoelectric generation. It will carry out auxiliary geography teaching, scientific and technological experiments and other popular science activities for middle school students. It was the 403rd flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. Source: Xinhua News Agency
L3Harris Completes Delivery of Imagers for NOAA's Advanced Environmental Satellites Melbourne FL (SPX) Dec 21, 2021 L3Harris Technologies has delivered its fourth imager to NASA, completing the series of advanced weather sensors for NOAA's newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) and lays the groundwork for future imager programs. The fourth Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) will be integrated into the GOES-U satellite, slated to launch in 2024, and will be operated by NOAA. The ABI is the world's most advanced imager, capable of capturing continuous images of Earth and scanning the W ... read more
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