06 April 2022
GalaxySpace successfully tested V-band low orbit measurement and operational control on its 6 satellites, launched on 5 March. The satellites will verify the operation of the network and service capability of the LEO internet constellation. They will also verify remote sensing technology. Currently, the Ku/Ka frequency spectrum is mainly used for satellite communication, making it hard to find free frequencies. Therefore, the international commercial communication satellites are gradually switching to higher frequency bands.
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07 April 2022
China launched the new Earth observation satellite Gaofen 3-03 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China in the morning of 07 April BJT. The new satellite will operate within the network of Gaofen 3 and Gaofen 3-02 satellites to form a land-sea radar satellite constellation and capture reliable, stable synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. The satellites provide imagary will have a 1 m resolution and have a one-day revisit period, thereby improving the monitoring capabilities of China's land-sea radar satellites. The data will be used for marine disaster prevention and mitigation, dynamic marine environment monitoring, marine research, environmental protection, water conservancy, agriculture and meteorology, while helping to safeguard maritime rights and interests.
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07 April 2022
The China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station has formally acquired the capability to receive, process and distribute the data product transmitted from the Landsat 9 satellite, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The station has received data from the Landsat 5 since 1986 and distributed Landsat 7 and Landsat 8 observation data to users nationwide. The institute operates 5 branches - 4 in China and one in the Arctic. The stations in Beijing, Xinjiang and Hainan have completed the international ground station certification of the Landsat 9 satellite.
Landsat 9 was launched in September 2021 and started operation in January 2022.
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08 April 2022
The China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing launched a series of space-science popularization activities ahead of China's Space Day on 24 April. China's annual Space Day is giving the public an all-round and multi-sensory experience of space science, including exhibitions, science lectures, science courses and special-effect movies. In the Beijing museum, the Shenzhou 1 return capsule will be exhibited. Lectures and astronomy classes for the public are planned throughout April.
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