19 August 2020
China plans to launch two Haiyang satellites in the coming months for marine research and observation. Jiang Xingwei, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and former director of the National Satellite Ocean Application Service, said in a statement published by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp on 17 August that HY-2C will be launched in September and HY-3A in November. In 2021, two oceanographic research satellites will be launched, he said, adding that Chinese scientists are also developing seven new satellites for marine science and applications.
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