Yes, check out Yinhe1 satellite (144 total when completed)
China's Space Program News Thread
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Space is big. Very big. You can view the current Starlink system here.
Not really. This is not GEO space where orbit slots are both limited and valuable. SpaceX holds 0 rights on the orbital plane they are using.
You're absolutely right no need to worry about orbital space even in the pic you provided the red dots that represents the starlink satellites are the size of a large city if you take it literally, In reality though they are the size of a hatchback, most people don't realize how far apart are things like when my friend asked me why am I making a big deal about the Chinese mars mission and I gave her two coins representing earth and mars told her to give a rough estimate of distance between these planets, the face she made was priceless when I told her in reality the distance would roughly be 150m
Literal baby step. I like how they got Liu Cixin (author of Three Body System) to show up!.
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China's Gaofen-7 Earth observation satellite that can provide sub-meter 3D pictures and mapping started service today.
BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The China National Space Administration announced Thursday that the Gaofen-7 Earth observation satellite has been put into service, representing significant progress for the country's surveying and mapping capabilities.
Launched on Nov. 3, 2019, Gaofen-7 is China's first civil-use optical transmission 3D surveying and mapping satellite that reaches the sub-meter level. It can provide 1:10,000 scale satellite 3D mapping for users in China and countries participating the Belt and Road Initiative.
Image shows the fusion orthophoto image of Beijing Daxing International Airport with 0.65 m resolution true color based on the data from the Gaofen-7 Earth observation satellite. (Xinhua)
During in-orbit tests, satellite functions such as the monitoring of geographical conditions, agricultural surveys and road constructions have been verified, said Zhang Kejian, head of the administration.
In May, using data from the Gaofen-7 and Ziyuan III satellites, scientists drew a 1:10,000 scale map for surveyors to measure the height of Mount Qomolangma.
Since the Gaofen project began in 2010, data from the Gaofen series of satellites have been used in more than 20 industries across the country.
BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The China National Space Administration announced Thursday that the Gaofen-7 Earth observation satellite has been put into service, representing significant progress for the country's surveying and mapping capabilities.
Launched on Nov. 3, 2019, Gaofen-7 is China's first civil-use optical transmission 3D surveying and mapping satellite that reaches the sub-meter level. It can provide 1:10,000 scale satellite 3D mapping for users in China and countries participating the Belt and Road Initiative.
Image shows the fusion orthophoto image of Beijing Daxing International Airport with 0.65 m resolution true color based on the data from the Gaofen-7 Earth observation satellite. (Xinhua)
During in-orbit tests, satellite functions such as the monitoring of geographical conditions, agricultural surveys and road constructions have been verified, said Zhang Kejian, head of the administration.
In May, using data from the Gaofen-7 and Ziyuan III satellites, scientists drew a 1:10,000 scale map for surveyors to measure the height of Mount Qomolangma.
Since the Gaofen project began in 2010, data from the Gaofen series of satellites have been used in more than 20 industries across the country.
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The evolution of the Jilin series of remote sensing satellites. From top to bottom, the bullet points say "ultra-compact optical system design technology", "ultra-light-weight high-precision optical processing technlogy", "multi-mode photoelectric imaging technology", "in-orbit/onboard artificial-intelligence information processing technology".
Notice the trend of miniaturization: from 420kg of the 1st-gen launched in 2015 to 18kg of the 4th-gen to be launched in December of 2020.
Notice the trend of miniaturization: from 420kg of the 1st-gen launched in 2015 to 18kg of the 4th-gen to be launched in December of 2020.
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