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China-Satellites Launch
Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone, northwest China - Dec 10, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Lijian-1 carrier rocket carrying satellites blasting off, ascending
China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1, also known as Kinetica-1 Y11, carrier rocket with nine satellites, including one from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), onboard.
The rocket blasted off at 12:03 (Beijing Time) from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone near the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. It successfully sent the satellites into their planned orbits.
This marked the 11th flight mission of China's Lijian-1 carrier rocket.
The UAE-led satellite, named 813, is designed for observing soil, the climate and the environment.
The launch also deployed China's first remote-sensing satellite in the power industry, coded Jixing High-Resolution 07D01. With a spatial resolution better than 0.5 meters, this satellite enables precise monitoring of the structural conditions of power grid equipment, such as transmission lines and pylons.
The satellite can perform continuous east-west strip observations, covering over 200 kilometers of transmission corridor in a single pass, according to the State Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute, one of its designers.
Compared to current satellite systems, this new satellite is expected to enhance surveying precision for transmission projects and line inspections by more than fivefold.
The satellite supports diverse applications, from managing ultra-high voltage (UHV) projects and assessing environmental impacts in transmission networks, to inspecting critical power corridors, issuing disaster warnings and evaluating post-disaster damage.
Also among the launch payload were two remote-sensing satellites dedicated to water resource monitoring, urban management, and digital transformation of a district in Hefei, capital city of east China's Anhui Province.
China-Satellites Launch
Dateline : Dec 10, 2025
Location : China
Duration : 0'24
Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone, northwest China - Dec 10, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Lijian-1 carrier rocket carrying satellites blasting off, ascending
China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1, also known as Kinetica-1 Y11, carrier rocket with nine satellites, including one from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), onboard.
The rocket blasted off at 12:03 (Beijing Time) from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone near the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. It successfully sent the satellites into their planned orbits.
This marked the 11th flight mission of China's Lijian-1 carrier rocket.
The UAE-led satellite, named 813, is designed for observing soil, the climate and the environment.
The launch also deployed China's first remote-sensing satellite in the power industry, coded Jixing High-Resolution 07D01. With a spatial resolution better than 0.5 meters, this satellite enables precise monitoring of the structural conditions of power grid equipment, such as transmission lines and pylons.
The satellite can perform continuous east-west strip observations, covering over 200 kilometers of transmission corridor in a single pass, according to the State Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute, one of its designers.
Compared to current satellite systems, this new satellite is expected to enhance surveying precision for transmission projects and line inspections by more than fivefold.
The satellite supports diverse applications, from managing ultra-high voltage (UHV) projects and assessing environmental impacts in transmission networks, to inspecting critical power corridors, issuing disaster warnings and evaluating post-disaster damage.
Also among the launch payload were two remote-sensing satellites dedicated to water resource monitoring, urban management, and digital transformation of a district in Hefei, capital city of east China's Anhui Province.
ID : 8456792
Published : 2025-12-10 14:21
Last Modified : 2025-12-10 18:59:36
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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