The "Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Xiongbin 1" satellite was successfully launched in Jiuquan for environmental monitoring / disaster forecast.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Wu Yanzu in South China for the delivery of clues! CTOnews.com, August 27, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) official account announced yesterday evening that the "Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Xiongbin-1" high-resolution optical satellite was successfully launched from the Jiuquan Satellite launch Center in Gansu Province at 12:59 on August 25.

HKUST said that as the "Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Xiongbin-1" sent back the first batch of earth environmental monitoring remote sensing data from space, the cooperation between HKUST and Changguang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. has also been officially launched. the two will jointly build a multimodal remote sensing satellite constellation and build a comprehensive environmental monitoring and disaster forecasting system.

CTOnews.com collates the relevant data of the "Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Xiongbin 1" satellite and Changguang satellite as follows:

The "Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Xiongbin 1" multispectral optical satellite: mainly used for scientific research purposes, its remote sensing image resolution is 0.5 meters and the image width is more than 150 kilometers, which is 20 times the resolution of the current public European Space Agency Sentinel II optical satellite, and its width is also similar to that of the latest generation of land satellites in the United States, which is the highest specification in the category of civil satellites.

First of all, HKUST will use the remote sensing data provided by satellites to establish a digital twin system covering all slopes in Hong Kong for monitoring the surface conditions, simulating and displaying the process of landslip disasters and social response to disasters, to help enhance social disaster response coordination and decision-making management.

Changguang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. was established on December 1, 2014. Through 21 successful launches, 108 "Jilin-1" satellites are in orbit, building the world's largest sub-meter commercial remote sensing satellite constellation.