China Plus/chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-03-22 07:46
The SuperView 1A and 1B were lifted atop a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Dec 28 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province. SuperView-1 is the first Chinese-made 0.5-meter resolution satellite and a group of high resolution pictures were sent back to earth on Tuesday.[Photo from Weichat account China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation]
Photo shows National Stadium, the “Birds Nest.” Freestyle skiing tracks can be seen in the picture. SuperView-1 was built with a state-of-the-art control system and highly integrated electronics system. SuperView 1A and 1B are part of the SuperView network of at least 24 Earth observation satellites, which CASC expects to become one of the worlds largest commercial providers of space imagery and geospatial data. [Photo from Weichat account China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation]
Photo shows the shore of Beihai in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. People can be seen clearly on the shore. Two more satellites of the SuperView-1 series will be launched by the end of 2017, which will reduce China’s reliance on the use of foreign satellites.[Photo from Weichat account China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation]
Photo shows Xi’an Bell Tower in Shaanxi province. Driving directions for vehicles can be clearly seen in the picture. With the help of SuperView-1, websites such as Google, Baidu and AutoNavi can provide users with images of higher resolution and help the development of the map industry.[Photo from Weichat account China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation]
