en.Wedoany.com Reported - At 12:33 p.m. on May 15, China successfully launched five satellites—Taijing-3 05A/05B, Tianyi-50, Tianyan-27, and Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D55—into space using the Lijian-1 Y13 carrier rocket from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Area. The satellites smoothly entered their designated orbits, marking a complete success for the launch mission.
This mission, conducted in a "five satellites with one rocket" configuration, was the 13th flight of the Lijian-1 carrier rocket and the 14th launch of the Lijian series rockets. To date, the Lijian series rockets have successfully delivered a total of 100 satellites into space, with the total mass of payloads inserted into orbit exceeding 18 tonnes, firmly securing the top market share in China's commercial launch service sector.
The five satellites launched each have distinct features. Among them, the Tianyan-27 satellite, also known as "Youxi Hao" (Showtime), is the world's first satellite for integrated air-ground interactive cultural communication. Equipped with a space display screen, a space surveillance camera, an infrared camera, and intelligent space processing payloads, it will promote the international dissemination of the "China Youxi" (China Showtime) IP in orbit and carry out tasks such as new infrared remote sensing technology verification and in-orbit display selfie technology verification. The Tianyi-50 satellite, also known as "Dianjian-1" (Power Construction-1), is China's first X-band synthetic aperture radar satellite specifically customized for energy engineering scenarios. With a maximum resolution better than 0.5 meters, it can perform wide-area scanning and monitoring of energy infrastructure.
According to Meng Xiangfu, Deputy Chief Commander of the Lijian-1 project, the Lijian-1 carrier rocket now possesses the high-frequency launch capability of "one launch per week" in terms of technology, production, and launch operations, achieving a capability leap from single-mission test verification to high-density, low-cost, rapid-response, large-scale batch delivery.
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