China Launch Two Orbital Missions Within Three Hours

Описание: Early this morning, China launched two orbital missions within three hours of one another. The two missions were launched less than 1,500 kilometers from each other and deployed a total of six remote sensing satellites into orbit.

The first of the two missions was launched aboard a Kuaizhou-1A from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 03:40 UTC. The rocket carried the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02A remote sensing satellite. The satellite is a next-generation optical remote sensing satellite developed by Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. It features high-resolution imaging and high-speed data transmission payloads.

Just under three hours later, a Long March 6 blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center approximately 1,500 kilometers east of Jiuquan. The launch was the 318th aboard a Long March rocket and carried five Ningxia-1 remote sensing satellites. The satellites were built by DFH Satellite Co and will be operated by Ningxia Jingui Information Technology.