On 15th January 2020 ten days before the Chinese Lunar New year, the Year of the Rat in which is celebrated in the Chinese Lunar New Year, launching from CNSA China National Space Administration one of many Launch centre complexes, launching from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province in Northern China- People’s Republic of China..
Launching on a wintery cold frosty snowy morning of 1053 morning Beijing time.. Launching from the reliable iconic Long March 2D- Chang Zheng 2D –CZ2D variant Carrier Rocket… Launching its primary satellite the Earth Sciences Remote Sensing Satellite Jilin One among two others three small satellites, including NewSat7 and NewSat8, developed by an Argentinian company were also sent into space. The LM-2D Launch Vehicle is developed by SAST Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology. This launch mission is the 45th flight of Long March–2D, the 325th flight of Long March Family as well as its 20th piggyback launch for the international customers.
The (Auspicious Forest) Jilin Constellation of fifteen previously launched which belongs to the Jilin-1 satellite constellation, featuring a highly advance new Multispectral optical earth sciences remote sensing observation satellite, in which The Jilin-1 Jilin-1KF01 satellite is developed by the Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd., in which also featuring a high resolution high data velocity broadband communications transmission..… Jilin one. In which are designated as Earth Sciences remote satellites in which are provisionments with providing observationally data analysis of forestry, marine navigation, weather disaster forecasting management for its clients…
NewSat-7&8 are low earth orbit remote sensing satellites that will be added to the constellation that Satellogic is currently building, the first scalable earth observation platform with the ability to remap the entire planet at both high-frequency and high-resolution……. So far, CGWIC has provided piggyback launch services by sending 7 NewSats of Satellogic’s constellation into orbit in the past four years. TIANQI-2-03 Satellite is a satellite of Beijing Guodian Gaoke Tech. Ltd. for Internet advance high velocity data communications…
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