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China conducted its second orbital launch of 2019 using a Long March 11 rocket \u2013 this time carrying four satellites into orbit. The launch took place from a mobile launch platform at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 05:42 UTC on Monday, per one of the payload customers \u2013 later confirmed by Chinese State media.<\/p>\n

Onboard the LM-11 (Y6) rocket were two Jilin commercial remote sensing satellites for hyperspectral observation. The two satellites arrived at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center later on January 3 ahead of Monday\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n

The Jilin-1 constellation was developed in China\u2019s Jilin Province and is the country\u2019s first self-developed remote sensing satellite for commercial use. It consists of several satellites that will provide data to commercial clients to help them forecast and mitigate geological disasters, as well as shorten the timescale for the exploration of natural resources.<\/p>\n

Jilin, one of the country\u2019s oldest industrial bases, is developing its satellite industry in a new economic drive. The province plans to launch 60 satellites by 2020 and 138 by 2030.<\/p>\n

The first phase of the constellation saw the launch of the first three Jilin-1 satellites (that are also known as Lingqiao-1). Jilin 1-01 and Jilin 1-02 were launched on October 7, 2015, by a Long March-2D launch vehicle out of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, while Jilin 1-03 was launched on January 9, 2017, using a Kuaizhou-1A solid launch vehicle.
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Jilin 1-04 to Jilin 1-06 were launched on November 21, 2017, by a Long March-6 rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.<\/p>\n

Jilin 1-07 and -08 were launched on January 19, 2018.<\/p>\n

Between 2018 and 2019 there are plans to have 16 satellites in orbit, completing a remote sensing network that will cover the entire globe and will be capable of a three to four hours update in the data provided. From 2020, the plans point to a 60 satellites orbital constellation capable of a 30 minutes update in the data provided.<\/p>\n

From 2030, the Jilin constellation will have 138 satellites in orbit, forming an all-day, all-weather, full spectrum acquisition segment data and a capability of observing any global arbitrary point with 10 minutes revisit capability, providing the world\u2019s highest spatial resolution and time resolution space information products.<\/p>\n

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The Jilin-1 remote sensing satellites are designed to capture videos with a ground resolution better than 1.0 meters and with a swath of 11 km \u00d7 4.5 km. The operational lifespan of the satellites is 3 years. The launch mass is 95 kg.<\/p>\n

Also called \u2018Jilin Lincao-1\u2019 (Jilin-1 Hyperspectral-01) and \u2018Wenchang Chaosun-1\u2019 (Jilin-1 Hyperspectral-02), the two new satellites are hyperspectral satellites independently developed by Changguang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n

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