Hey space geeks! 🌟 On Friday night, the CERES-1 carrier rocket lifted off at 7:39 p.m. Beijing Time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Chinese mainland's northwest. 🚀 It successfully deployed a fleet of satellites into their target orbit.
The satellites—Kaiyun-1, Yuxing-3 08, and Yunyao-1 27—will power everything from weather monitoring to high-speed data links. Here’s the lowdown:
- Kaiyun-1: Built for real-time weather imaging to help predict monsoons and storms.
- Yuxing-3 08: A high-throughput comms satellite, boosting internet speeds in remote areas.
- Yunyao-1 27: Dedicated to Earth observation, snapping hi-res pics for urban planning & disaster relief.
This mission marks another stride for commercial spaceflight in Asia, showing how private rockets like the CERES-1 series are changing the game. 🌏✨ With more startups popping up across South and Southeast Asia, the space race is heating up—and it’s not just governments joining in!
So, what’s next? Keep your eyes on the sky—more launches and new space tech are on the horizon. Perfect timing for all you aspiring space engineers and astro-enthusiasts out there! 👩🚀👨🚀
Reference(s):
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