China to Launch Civil HD Survey Satellite21/12/2009 |
| China will put into space a civil high-definition survey satellite, the first of its kind in the country, in 2011, the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM) said here Friday. The satellite, ZY 3, would be launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province on a Long March 4B carrier rocket, according to Xu Deming, director of the SBSM and Vice Minister of Land and Resources. |
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Xu did not disclose the planned launch date. Once successfully launched, the satellite would operate in a sun-synchronous orbit about 506 kilometers in altitude, and could produce seamless imagery of the earth's surface from 84 degrees south latitude to 84 degrees north latitude. The satellite would be used for map updates, land resources investigation and monitoring, disaster prevention and reduction, and would serve the agricultural, environmental, urban planning, traffic and national defense sectors, Xu said. Read more about: satellite imagery mapping China Website: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/18/content_12667540.htm Supplier: State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping More news from this supplier: Chinese Online Map Service GeoCore 2012 with Lidar API First Real-Time Seafloor Earthquake Observatory CyberCity 3D Launches 3D Solar Buildings Second UltraCamX for Valley Air Photos Capacity Building to Develop Afghan Mining Feasibility Reports for Uganda and Jordan NSDI Five-metre Imagery for Vegetation Analysis UAE University to Receive Professional GIS Training Topcon Great Britain Positioning Business Manager United Oilfield Services Select Sercel UNITE 
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