15 April 2020
China's Hainan plans to launch the Sanya-1 satellite constellation in space in 2021. According to the Hainan Daily, these satellites will become the first remote sensing satellites in the region that will be able to transmit high-resolution images. According to the newspaper, the Sanya-1 satellite group will consist of two vehicles. Currently, they are already under construction. These satellites will be used in agriculture and forestry, the fishing industry and in ocean research.
Sanya-1 spacecraft were developed by Satellite (Zhuhai) Aerospace Technology using technology from Harbin Polytechnic University.
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