14 August 2018
China's southern island province of Hainan has said it is preparing to launch a series of satellites in the later half of 2019, in two phases, to assist remote sensing coverage. On 14 August, the Sanya Institute of Remote Sensing approved technical plans for three optical satellites in the first phase and one in the second phase. Yang Tianliang, Director of the institute, said the network would be used to provide data services in navigation, fisheries and emergency rescue.
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