spacetoday.net: China launches imaging satellites

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.

Related Links:

<<previous article

Blue Origin halts New Shepard flights
Posted: Sat, Jan 31 2:45 PM ET (1945 GMT)

Weather delays Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal
Posted: Sat, Jan 31 2:43 PM ET (1943 GMT)

York Space Systems goes public
Posted: Sat, Jan 31 2:37 PM ET (1937 GMT)

Tuesday, February 3

Building on the Moon: Testing the ground beneath our feet
ESA — 5:54 am ET (1054 GMT)

Moving satellites to meet a plane for rare reentry data
ESA — 5:53 am ET (1053 GMT)

Musk’s SpaceX Restricts Starlink for Russian Drones
Wall Street Journal — 5:52 am ET (1052 GMT)

SpaceX, Ukraine Unveil Methods To Prevent Russian Drone Starlink Use
Aviation Week — 5:52 am ET (1052 GMT)

SpaceX counters Russia’s ‘unauthorized’ use of Starlink to guide drones in Ukraine
CNN — 5:52 am ET (1052 GMT)

about spacetoday.net · info@spacetoday.net · mailing list