China News Service, Chengdu, February 27 (Reporter He Shaoqing) The reporter learned from the Executive Committee of the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu (referred to as "Chengdu Universiade") on the 27th that at 11:6 on the same day, the Universiade (Star Times- 17) The satellite was carried on the Long March 8 Yao-2 carrier rocket and was successfully launched at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China.
This is the world's first satellite named after the event. It will provide rich satellite data resources and application services for the Chengdu Universiade at an altitude of 500,000 meters.
Dayun satellite launch.
Photo courtesy of National Star Aerospace
Dayun (Star Times-17) is a new generation of AI remote sensing satellites developed by Chengdu National Star Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd.
Aiming at the "Science and Technology Universiade", the Universiade satellite will help the allocation of sports innovation resources with "aerospace + Universiade" and promote the deep integration of technological innovation and the sports industry.
Zhao Hongjie, executive vice president of National Star Aerospace and deputy commander of Star Times-17 satellite engineering, introduced that the satellite platform can obtain surface visible light and thermal infrared images in a wide range, and integrates a new generation of on-board AI payloads, which can quickly and accurately extract surface thermal anomaly information , and will continue to serve industrial applications in disaster prevention and mitigation, carbon neutrality and other fields.
Dayun satellite launch.
Photo courtesy of National Star Aerospace
"The Universiade satellite can obtain visible light and infrared images in orbit, providing important remote sensing image data for ground applications." Zhao Hongjie explained that after the satellite is officially commissioned, it will focus on providing venue construction, smart events, ecological monitoring, and emergency response for the Universiade. aspects of services.
In addition, as a new generation of AI remote sensing satellites independently designed and developed, the Universiade satellite covers visible light and thermal infrared bands, and will play an important role in the field of global energy transformation and sustainable urban development.
According to the plan, after the Chengdu Universiade, the Universiade satellite will also benefit citizens’ lives in the future, including monitoring of earthquake thermal anomalies, surface temperature inversion, urban heat island effect, forest fire monitoring, drought monitoring, mineral exploration, volcanic activity warning, etc. .
The cute Chengdu Universiade mascot "Rong Baobao" and the Universiade satellite.
Photo courtesy of National Star Aerospace
It is understood that the Chengdu Universiade is the third Universiade held in mainland China after the 2001 Beijing Universiade and the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade. It will be held from June 26 to July 7, 2022.
The event consists of 18 major competitions including archery, basketball, and volleyball, and 49 competition training venues, including 13 new venues and 36 renovated venues.
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