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Beijing plans remote sensing satellites over the disputed South China Sea

The Sanyan Institute of Remote Sensing said the mission would start in 2019, when it would launch three optical satellites, reports Xinhua news agency.

IANS Reported by: IANS Beijing Published on: December 15, 2017 15:50 IST
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China's island province of Hainan has unveiled a satellite launch plan to assist remote sensing coverage over the South China Sea, authorities said on Friday.

The Sanyan Institute of Remote Sensing said the mission would start in 2019, when it would launch three optical satellites, reports Xinhua news agency.

It will also add another three optical satellites, two hyperspectral satellites and two SAR satellites to complete the Satellite Constellation Programme by 2021, for conducting round-the-clock remote-sensing over the tropical sea area.

Yang Tianliang, director of the institute, said that the network was calculated to broadly cover the area between 30 degrees north and south of the equator.

Yang said the programme would provide scientific support for China's initiative of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and emergency response efforts at sea. 

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