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Chinese satellite ground station receives Landsat-9 data by Staff Writers Beijing (XNA) Apr 08, 2022
The China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station has formally acquired the capability to receive, process and distribute the data product transmitted from the Landsat-9 satellite, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The station has received data from the Landsat-5 since 1986. It also provides Landsat-7 and Landsat-8 observation data for users. There are five branch stations - four in China and one in the Arctic. The stations in Beijing, Xinjiang and Hainan have completed the international ground station certification of the Landsat-9 satellite, the institute noted. The Landsat-9 satellite was launched last September and started operation in January this year. The China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station will provide Landsat-9 standard data and value-added products to users across the country as soon as possible, so as to form a continuous update of Landsat satellite observation data and meet the requirements of scientific research and application. The China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station, one of the largest receivers and processors of satellites in the world, is responsible for receiving data from all of the country's civil land observation satellites and space science satellites. Source: Xinhua News Agency
Satellogic launches 5 more satellites on SpaceX Transporter-4 mission New York NY (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, has announced the launch of five additional spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The satellites were delivered to a sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit on SpaceX's Transporter-4 mission on April 1, 2022 onboard the Falcon 9 reusable, two-stage rocket, under SpaceX's Rideshare program. All five satellites have made contact with the company's ground station network with good health reports, bringing S ... read more
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