China To Launch 6 Geographical Survey Satellites

The China Center for Resources Satellite Data and Application (CCRSDA) announced here Thursday that it will launch six geographical survey satellites in five years.

By Space War Editorial Team · Editorial process

Published December 17, 2006

The China Center for Resources Satellite Data and Application (CCRSDA) announced here Thursday that it will launch six geographical survey satellites in five years. The center will also establish a high-resolution land observation project and build a data center for the satellites.

Set up in 1991, the CCRSDA completed China's first application system for resources satellites in August 1999. CBERS-1, the first in a series of earth resources satellites, was launched two months later.

Data from the satellites has been used in agriculture, forestry, city planning, environmental protection and disaster monitoring.

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