China launches imaging satellites
Posted: Wed, May 11, 2022, 3:01 PM ET (1901 GMT)
China launched eight imaging satellites May 4. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 10:38 pm EDT (0238 GMT May 5) and placed eight satellites into orbit. The rocket's payload included seven Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D imaging satellites along with Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C, which can produce images with a resolution as sharp as 0.5 meters with a swath width of 150 kilometers.
China launched eight imaging satellites May 4. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 10:38 pm EDT (0238 GMT May 5) and placed eight satellites into orbit. The rocket's payload included seven Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D imaging satellites along with Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C, which can produce images with a resolution as sharp as 0.5 meters with a swath width of 150 kilometers.
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