07 July 2020
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) confirmed on 7 July that the first data was successfully received from the newly launched Gaofen high-resolution multi-mode imaging satellite. The ground station in Beijing's Miyun District first tracked and received the downlink data on 3 July. The ground stations in Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Sanya in Hainan Province, as well as the China Remote Sensing Satellite North Pole Ground Station, have also confirmed reception of the satellite data. Until 6 July 1,012 GB were transmitted from the satellite which are being processed.
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