INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Chinas CERES-1 industrial rocket put eight satellites into the 535-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit on Monday.The provider rocket, CERES-1
Y10, launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 4:07 p.m
on March 17 on a mission called Auld Lang Syne
It provided 5 satellites, including the Yunyao-1 55-60 and the AIRSAT-06 and -07 satellites
Geared Up with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) occultation detection payloads, the Yunyao-1 satellites belong to the industrial
meteorological satellite constellation the Tianjin-based business Yunyao Aerospace is building, with prepare for 90 in total
The payload makes it possible for satellites to gather climatic temperature, humidity, pressure and ionospheric electron density information
The constellation aims to develop a real-time worldwide climatic and ionospheric detection system for global weather forecasting and
application in numerous industries
Particularly, it will supply meteorological projection details with a real-time efficiency better than 20 minutes for nations along the Belt
and Road partner nations, according to the company.Beijing-based rocket company Galactic Energy has finished 17 successful launches, with
its newest mission marking the very first business launch of the year in China.
