HD remote sensing images cover China's landmass
26 December 2014
China can now view the entire country's land mass using HD satellite images, it was announced at a national geo-mapping conference held on 26 December. According to a statement issued by the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, China began capturing remote-sensing images with clear view of objects of a meter in length or smaller since 2012.
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FY-2C satellite successfully deorbited
26 December 2014
From December 10 to 13, FY-2C satellite has been successfully deorbited. FY-2C was the first operation application satellite of FY-2 satellites and the first geostationary meteorological satellite achieved continuous and stable operation in-orbit. It was launched in October 19, 2004 and stopped operation in November 25, 2009. After that, the satellite had been in backup status.
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China launched the Yaogan 26 remote sensing satellite
27 December 2014
China launched the Yaogan 26 remote sensing satellite into the preset orbit at 11:22 a.m. on 27 December Beijing Time from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.
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Key test of Long March-7 planned
25 December 2014
Chinese engineers are nearing completion of the Long March-7 rocket and will soon test its compatibility with the launch site, the designers said. "We will perform the compatibility test for the Long March-7 and the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan within a short time, and the rocket to be used in the test has been produced," said Tao Gang, general manager of the Tianjin Long March Launch Vehicle Manufacturing Co Ltd.
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