02 June 2017
On 2 June, China launched the new Earth observation satellite, Gaofen 6, which will be mainly used in agricultural resources research and disaster monitoring. The Gaofen 6 was launched on a Long March 2D rocket at 12:13 h Beijing Time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. A scientific experiment satellite named Luojia-1 was sent into space at the same time. Gaofen-6 can observe chlorophyll and other nutritional content of crops, and help to estimate yields of crops such as corn, rice, soybeans, cotton and peanuts, said Tong Xudong, Chief Engineer of the Gaofen series satellites.
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01 June 2018
Yang Hong is the Chief Architect of the space lab system for China’s Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. From the spacecraft Shenzhou 1 to Shenzhou 5, he has witnessed the country’s milestones in manned space missions. Now his efforts have paid off. CGTN interviewed the space expert.
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02 June 2018
A commentary by senior analyst and author Namrata Goswami for "The Diplomat": "In my several interactions with the space community in the United States, there is a tendency to underplay Chinese space developments as things the U.S. achieved decades ago, with China only now catching up. However, this kind of narrative obviates China’s growing space expertise, including in the domain of outer space resources. Consequently, when significant advancement is registered by China, space policy makers in the United States are taken by complete surprise."
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04 June 2018
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) confirmed that the Miyun station of China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station successfully tracked and received imaging data from the newly-launched Earth observation satellite Gaofen 6 on 4 June. The first batch of observation data comprised 40 GB and the mission lasted six minutes.
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