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remote sensing satellites

Thursday, December 29th, 2016

China Launches Two High-Resolution Remote Sensing Satellites

China today successfully launched a pair of high-resolution remote sensing satellites to get commercial images. The satellites were launched today from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi Province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Read More at...

Monday, December 5th, 2016

ISRO Drones Help Map Disasters in North-East

Drones, generally associated with security agencies, are now being used to collect land details and add to data from remote sensing satellites. Read More at The Hindu

Monday, December 5th, 2016

China, Pakistan to launch remote sensing satellite in 2 years

China will construct and launch two remote-sensing satellites for foreign countries in the coming two years, an industry insider says. Read More at Pakistan Today

Monday, November 28th, 2016

China Made Pakistan’s First Remote Sensing Satellite Launch in 2018

KARACHI: China will construct and launch two remote sensing satellites one each for Venezuela and Pakistan in the coming two years, an industry insider said. Read More at Business Recorder

Monday, September 26th, 2016

Pakistan to Launch Remote-Sensing Satellite in 2018: President

ISLAMABAD: As space technology is being used in the planning and monitoring of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmo­sphere Research Commission (Suparco) will launch the country’s first remote-sensing satellite in March, 2018....

Friday, May 13th, 2016

Jilin-1: China’s First Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites Aim to Fill the Void

China’s first domestically developed commercial Earth imaging satellites are up-and-running in orbit, and are the first step in an ambitious plan to secure a niche in a growing sector and help revitalise the Northeast China economy. Read...

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

Saudi Arabia to Launch Remote Sensing Satellite from China

The two days of meetings between King Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended today with a communique announcing the upgrade in bilateral relations between Riyadh and Beijing to a so-called comprehensive strategic relationship. The communique addressed...