BEIJING, Jan. 6 (China Space News) — China’s high-definition Earth observation satellite, the Gaofen-1, has been formally put into service, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) announced Dec.30.<\/p>\n
The satellite has undergone eighth months of in-orbit tests since it blasted off on April 26. It has met requirements and even performed better than expected by sending back high quality photos, according to SASTIND.<\/p>\n
The satellite will help in geographic and resources surveys, environment and climate change monitoring, precision agriculture, disaster relief and city planning.<\/p>\n
Its major users will be the Land and Resources, Environmental Protection and Agriculture Ministries.<\/p>\n
Gaofen-1 means China’s is self-sufficient in more high-resolution Earth observation data, and China’s use of remote-sensing satellite has entered a new phase, said Xu Dazhe, head of the SASTIND.<\/p>\n
Gaofen-1 provided data on the Lushan earthquake in Sichuan; floods in northeast China; and the smog in north and east China during the test period. It also provided Pakistan with image data after the Sept. 24 earthquake.<\/p>\n
Gaofen-1 was the first of five or six satellites to be launched for high-definition Earth observation before 2016. It carries two 2m panchromatic\/8m multispectral high-definition cameras, and four 16m resolution wide-angle cameras.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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