China News Service, Beijing, June 11 (Guo Chaokai) At 11:3 on June 11, Beijing time, China used the Long March 2D carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center to successfully put the Beijing 3 satellite into its intended orbit.
The mission also carried and launched three small satellites including Haisi-2, Yangwang-1 and Space Test-1 Tianjian satellite.
Photo courtesy: Zheng Bin
Beijing-3 satellite is a commercial remote sensing satellite project invested by 21st Century Space Technology Application Co., Ltd. It is researched by Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd. It is mainly used for resource survey, ecological environment monitoring, urban fine management, disaster prevention and mitigation, etc. The satellite data demand in the field will improve China’s high-resolution remote sensing satellite data supply capacity.
The Haisi-2 launched on board is mainly used by Xiamen University for the observation and research of the coastal shallow sea ecological environment; the Wangwang-1 satellite is mainly used by Shenzhen Origin Space Technology Co., Ltd. for the exploration and research of asteroid resources; the space experiment No. 1 Tianjian satellite is mainly used for The University of Aerospace Engineering is used for teaching and training related to on-orbit services.
This mission is the 373rd flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets.
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