Remote-sensing refers to the process of detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance, typically from aircrafts or satellites. China used a Long March 2D carrier rocket to launch several remote-sensing satellites on Friday night, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the […]
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
China dispatches their Tianlian II-03 data relay satellite to GEO
China launched a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Wednesday, July 13th. The Tianlian II-03 satellite was launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. This satellite is China’s 2Gen GEO data relay satellite and will provide data relay and TT&C (telemetry, tracking and […]