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Thursday, October 2nd, 2014

First Images from China’s Gaofen-2 Satellite Released

China’s Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has released sample images from the Gaofen-2 satellite, which launched in August of this year. This is China’s highest resolution satellite to date, capable of one-meter resolution color imagery, and the...

Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

China Makes Large Strides in Satellite Intelligence

Russian media say China has become one of the few nations capable of building a high-definition Earth observation satellite. The observation satellite Gaofen-2 launched Aug. 19 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, is able to discern one-meter-long...

Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

China Launches Gaofen-2 Earth Imaging Satellite

A Long March-4B carrier rocket carrying the Gaofen-2 satellite blasts off from the launch pad at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 19, 2014. China successfully launched Gaofen-2, a high-definition Earth observation...

Monday, July 21st, 2014

China Prepared to Launch High-resolution Satellite Gaofen-2

China will launch Gaofen-2, a high-definition Earth observation satellite, to space this year, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND). As one of China's major science and technology projects, the...